"Everyone is heartbroken and shaken by the attack. It is always unexpected when an assassination attempt happens, but the fact that the level of violence in Europe is rising is no surprise to anyone," Viktor Orban said in Kossuth Radio's morning program. The PM noted that there had been terrorist attacks in Europe in recent years, then came war, and Europe began to be transformed from a pro-peace to a pro-war stance. Central Europe is a risky area, and Mr Orban remembers well the fatal shooting of Zoran Djindjic.
"Europe's position has now radically changed," he underlined, saying that European leaders are already discussing sending troops to Ukraine. "Violence has become part of everyday life. It is a palpable process in Europe." He stressed that the EU's number one mission was to build peace, which is why Hungary became a member. "After such an attack, strong faith is needed to uphold this conviction," the premier noted, adding that the Hungarian right-wing maintains its belief that Europe means peace.
Losing a key ally
"We were counting on a pro-peace Slovakia. Our northern neighbor started on the road to peace after the elections.
That helped us a lot, and we have lost that support," he said. So far only the Vatican, Hungary and Slovakia had been on the side of peace, however the Vatican has no voting rights in the EU, leaving Hungary virtually alone in its opinion.
The perpetrator of the attack on Robert Fico was a progressive, left-wing, pro-war individual, the PM said, adding that
Great forces stand behind pro-war politicians and the pro-war position. Bigwigs have a vested interest in having this war continue and even expand,
The fact that an assassin is obstructing the pro-peace process of the Slovaks coincides with certain developments in the war, according to the PM. The pro-war parties are negotiating with each other. Both the head of the Soros empire and the US secretary of state visited Kyiv recently. They want to provide increasing amounts of money. Hungary has fought to stop Hungarian money from going to Ukraine, but we are still sending money as part of a joint EU loan.
NATO's Ukraine mission
NATO is also organizing a mission to Ukraine. "This is a defense alliance, it should not be thinking in terms of a mission", said the Hungarian leader, who has a bad feeling about the NATO mission plans.