On the subject of the Russia-Ukraine war, Mr. Orban underlined that his first war as prime minister was the Yugoslav war, where Hungary had experienced the dangers of being in the direct neighborhood of an armed conflict. It was based on this experience that he thought a peace mission was necessary.
The first lesson he learned was that without communication there was no chance of stopping the war. So we need communication with both Ukraine and Russia," Mr. Orban remarked.
The second most important thing is a ceasefire.
If we wait for a peace plan that is accepted by both sides, there will never be peace, because the first step is not a peace plan. The first step is a ceasefire,
– PM Orban contended.
If we look at the wars of the last thirty years, we see there have been at least three ceasefires for every one peace plan,
– he pointed out. So having a peace plan is crucial, but we cannot start with that. We need communication first, then a ceasefire, and then we can negotiate a peace plan.
This is the right order,
– Mr. Orban underlined.
However, this is not what we are doing at the moment, and that's the reason why I first travelled to Kyiv, then to Moscow, and then to Beijing and Washington to attend the NATO summit, Mr. Orban explained.
I went so I could understand what chances we have for peace,
– he said, adding that he had come to the conclusion that neither side had the intention of making peace. Both sides believe that time is on their side, which is why he said he'd visited both Beijing and Washington.
So I think we now need to create an international context and environment that embodies and expresses convincingly that the whole world, not just the South, but the whole world, even Europe, wants a ceasefire as soon as possible.
– Mr. Orban emphasized.
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