„Ukraine can’t win the war against Russia”, the Bloomberg economic portal quoted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as saying. The Hungarian premier told Bloomberg that „looking at the reality, looking at the figures, looking at the surroundings, looking at the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it’s obvious that there is no victory for the Ukrainians on the battlefield.” „Emotionally it’s tragic, all of our hearts are with the Ukrainians, we understand [their suffering],” Orban, told Bloomberg. „But I’m talking as a politician who should save lives.”
Especially when you are convinced as I [am] that there is no chance to win this war. Therefore, what we should invest far more energy into is to convince everybody that the only solution is ceasefire, and then, after the ceasefire, peace talks should start.
the Hungarian prime minister said.
A ceasefire is needed first, and then we can start discussing a new European security system, the premier said. He added: „that was always my suggestion to everybody that instead of stronger involvement in the war, escalation should be stopped and we should argue in favour of peace and negotiations.”
Regarding the escalation of the war, many experts have already pointed out that there is a „very real risk” that many NATO members, which also provide military support to Ukraine, could be drawn into the war, for example in the event of a direct attack on soldiers from NATO countries who are helping the Ukrainian army, often from the background.
The Hungarian premier held a speech at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, where he emphasized Hungary’s very unique position in this war. Ukraine is not a distant country but Hungary’s neighbour, and „Hungary has ethnic minorities living in Ukraine, about 200 thousand, who are part of the war and conscripted into the Ukrainian army where they are dying,” PM Orban said. He added: „We are losing Hungarian lives daily. So, we have to consider this war from a special angle, and we do not belong to the mainstream European approach.”
My position has always been that this war is a failure of diplomacy, should have never happened. Looking at what’s going on in the front line, for us, it is obvious that a battlefield solution does not work. Whoever is right or not. You rightly described that Russia invaded Ukraine. The question is not who invaded who. The question is what will be next morning. The fact is that more and more people will die and there is no chance of victory on either side
the Hungarian premier stressed.
