Hungary FM Warns: A ‘Puppet Government’ in Budapest Would Drag Hungary Into the War

This year's Tranzit Festival in Tihany opened with a world-political assessment from Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto. The minister spoke about the crisis of the European Union, the strengths of Hungarian foreign policy and the situation of the war in Ukraine.

Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto at the Tranzit Festival in Tihany (Photo: MTI/Csaba Krizsan)

Hungary Attacked for Calling for Peace

On the war in Ukraine, Szijjarto said that for three years Hungary has been viciously attacked by the West simply for advocating for a ceasefire and peace.

The European political elite is invested in prolonging the war. They have taken decisions that serve to globalize the conflict,

he noted.

In his view, EU leaders will eventually have to answer for these decisions. He argued that three and a half years ago, a better peace deal could have been made than is possible now.

We must continue our patriotic foreign and economic strategy, and we must stay out of the war. We can only look at world affairs through Hungarian eyes,

the minister pointed out.

Brussels Bent on Installing Puppet Government in Budapest

Szijjarto stressed that Hungary can withstand external pressure, but the question is for how long. Ultimately, the voters will decide in the elections next spring.

As soon as Brussels installs a puppet government in Budapest, Hungary will be pushed into the war, and Ukraine will be admitted into the EU,

he warned.

The Foreign Minister said Donald Trump’s efforts may bring peace closer, and that the recent U.S.–Russia meeting in Alaska certinly reduced the risk of a third world war. He insisted that only an American–Russian agreement can end the conflict.

he said.

The war between Ukraine and Russia is not an acceptable reason to threaten Hungary’s energy security,

he stressed.

Oszod Plus From the Tisza Party

On Peter Magyar and the Tisza Party, Szijjarto summed up their foreign policy as

we do what ever Brussels tell us to.

He dismissed the Tisza Party’s absence from the political debates at Tranzit, saying it doesn't matter what they would have said as they have already been caught in their lies.

They’ve reached an ‘Oszod Plus’ level: admitting they lied not after the elections, but already before it. That’s a political performance so low that it would take serious efforts to sink any lower,

he concluded.

Cover photo: Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (Photo: MTI/Csaba Krizsan)