The Hungarian leader said lawyers were working on how Hungary could exist as a NATO member and not participate in alliance actions outside NATO territory, according to the report.
“There is no question of NATO getting involved in wars outside its territory, with non-NATO countries,” Orbán was quoted as saying.
Orbán – who maintained close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin even after Moscow ordered an all-out invasion of Ukraine – also said Russia could not win the war against Ukraine. “If the Russians were strong enough to defeat the Ukrainians in one fell swoop, they would have been defeated; but that is not what we are seeing,” he said.
The Hungarian Prime Minister added that Russia would not attack the West. “NATO’s strength is not comparable to that of Ukraine. It is a hundred times, maybe a thousand times greater, so I don’t think it is logical to assume that Russia, which cannot not even deal with Ukraine, would suddenly come in and take over the entire Western world,” Orbán was quoted as saying.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Hungary’s continued reluctance to support Ukraine has slowed several EU decisions regarding support for kyiv, as they often require the consensus of the 27 countries of the bloc.
“How many more weapons are we going to send? How much more money are we going to send?” Orbán asked during the interview. “It gives rise to the darkest visions,” he said.
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