The Hungarian Prime Minister, the nationalist Viktor Orban, went it alone at the European Union summit on December 14 and 15. He reiterated that he was against opening accession negotiations with kyiv, although he avoided sabotaging Ukraine’s invitation by abstaining from participating in the vote of the other 26 member states. However, Viktor Orban decided to block the financial support of 50 billion euros planned for the country at war against Putin. Viktor Orban seems isolated on the European scene. But in Hungary, his diplomacy finds a favorable response, and not only among his voters.
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With our correspondent in Budapest, Florence La Bruyère
“ Hungarian taxpayer’s money will not go to Ukraine “. This triumphant sentence from Viktor Orban, who blocked European aid to Ukraine, can be found throughout the media empire of the Hungarian Prime Minister. “ Viktor Orban won on all counts ” title Mandinea conservative newspaper.
On public television, an analyst from the Center for the Study of Fundamental Rights (pro-government think tank) and government “influencer”, Fanni Lajko, supports the Prime Minister’s position. “ We should not have opened negotiations with Ukraine. Under normal circumstances, Ukraine would not be suitable to be a candidate for membership; so in times of war, even less! »
Ilona, a Budapest resident who supports Viktor Orban, completely agrees with him. “ The Prime Minister is determined, he sees years in advance what will happen. Bring Ukraine into the European Union? ! But what an idea they have in Brussels! Ukraine is devastated. The European Union is going down the drain. »
And even Viktor Orban’s opponents are skeptical. Balazs, a craftsman who prefers to speak away from the microphone, believes that if Ukraine were to join the European Union, it would cause problems. “ Ukrainians are like Hungarians. And Brussels already has enough problems with Hungary. », Estimates this Budapester.
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