PM Orban: This war cannot be won

We should put a stop to escalation and argue in favor of peace and negotiations, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said.

Doha, 2023. május 23. A Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda által közreadott képen Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök (j) felszólal a katari gazdasági fórumon Dohában 2023. május 23-án. Balról John Micklethwait, a Bloomberg főszerkesztője. MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Benko Vivien Cher Fotó: Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Benko Vivien Cher

Hungarian state new agency (MTI) quoted PM Orban as saying.

Democrats are led more on ideological grounds than the Republicans, Democrats regularly try to convince people of their principles and sometimes even impose their will on others, Hungary’s prime minister explained in response to a question. „I do not like it, we have our own culture, our own way of life, do not interfere, please!” Viktor Orban said. „Do not lecture us, do not tell us what is right and what is wrong! It is not the job of the Americans, nor of any other nation, to tell Hungarians how to live,” he said. Former Republican President Donald Trump understands this well, PM Orban added.

It is a question of principle if a country like Ukraine would like to get financial support from us they cannot put our companies on a black list

MTI quoted Viktor Orban as saying. „If you need our money, please respect us, and don«t sanction our companies,” he said, referring to the fact that after Kyiv added OTP Bank to the ‘black list’, Hungary suspended its support for further EU aid to Ukraine.

Cover: In this picture released by the Prime Minister's Press Office, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (j) speaks at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, 23 May 2023. From left, John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher)