On March 15, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned that the European Union (EU) is plunging into a direct military confrontation with Russia through the possibility of deploying troops to Ukraine.
Speaking at the "Journey for Peace" in Parliament in Budapest, with the participation of tens of thousands of supporters, Prime Minister Orban said that the EU, instead of "wanting to keep troubles and dangers at a distance," chose to "go straight to it" by pouring "more money, more weapons, more soldiers".
Mr. Orban said he did not know the specific time the first soldier from the EU set foot on Ukrainian soil, but affirmed that this would happen. The Prime Minister also said that the EU seemed eager to wait for the prospect of sending bloc soldiers to Eastern Europe.
Prime Minister Orban continued to show a firm stance in putting national interests first, emphasizing the importance of strengthening the "anti-war coalition" formed by his government, while pledging to "maintain Hungary as an island of security and peace".
Our people will not sacrifice for Ukraine; they will live for Hungary" - Mr. Orban said. "We will protect policies to support mothers, protect our children and will not allow the national flag to be replaced by the Ukrainian flag or the rainbow flag.
The Hungarian leader also said that the giant forces are seeking to put political and economic pressure on Budapest to push the country out of its path by blocking funding sources and cheap oil and gas sources.
He accused the EU of wanting to turn Hungarians into "debtors" to fund efforts to maintain the conflict, using Ukraine as an excuse, and at the same time seeking to change the government in Budapest because his government refused to hand over the "treasury key" for the above move.
Mr. Orban's government has long opposed the EU's policy of providing weapons and funding to Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, as well as Kiev's efforts to join the bloc.
Meanwhile, tensions between Budapest and Kiev have increased in recent months after Ukraine suspended the supply of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia through a pipeline built during the Soviet era, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also made personal threats against Mr. Orban.
