Orbán – battle or peace – 2024-05-22 18:33:42

Orbán im Kossuth-Radio

Written by Rainer Ackermann

Concerning the assassination try on Prime Minister Robert Fico, Viktor Orbán mentioned that such acts weren’t unprecedented within the area.

In an interview for Kossuth Radio, Prime Minister Orbán recalled his counterpart Zoran Djindjic, who was shot lifeless on the road in Belgrade in 2003. The assault on Robert Fico affected everybody deeply; However the spiral of violence throughout Europe not surprises anybody. The previous continent has been ready for battle for years with terrorist assaults within the wake of the migration disaster and the Ukraine battle.

Fico a fighter of the peace camp

“We not discover how radically the perspective has modified in Europe. “The Germans initially wished to ship metal helmets to Ukraine at greatest, however immediately negotiations are underway to ship NATO troopers,” defined Viktor Orbán. “The EU’s mission is peace and welfare,” which is being questioned once more following the assassination try on Fico.

With the Slovakian Prime Minister, a champion of the slender peace camp in Europe has left (“hopefully solely quickly”), simply on the house stretch for the European elections, which – along with the US presidential elections within the fall – will determine on the query of battle or peace.

Orbán: “NATO is a protection alliance”

Concerning efforts by broad circles to escalate the Ukraine battle, Orbán made it clear: “NATO is neither a Samaritan service nor a peace mission, however a protection alliance that ought to not fear regarding missions to 3rd international locations.” As a substitute of troopers, diplomats must be used once more come to the fore. In all places in Europe immediately the value of the battle must be paid, whether or not somebody takes out a mortgage, pays the vitality invoice or calculates as an entrepreneur.

The Prime Minister cited examples from historical past in response to which his predecessor István Tisza and Imperial Administrator Miklós Horthy wished to maintain Hungary out of the First and Second World Wars, respectively. Even when the state of affairs immediately can’t be in comparison with that in 1914 or 1941, Orbán feels that the foremost powers nonetheless wish to drag Hungary into battle once more.