Budapest (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Donald Trump’s success in the election would force the EU to adopt its perspective on the war in Ukraine, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán stated.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban current holder of the European Council rotating presidency expressed that Europe will need to rethink its support of Ukraine if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, as the continent
“will not be able to bear the burdens of the war alone.”
Why does Orban believe Europe should follow Trump’s lead?
Orban objects to military aid to Ukraine and has made evident he thinks Trump shares his views and would arrange a peace settlement for Ukraine. He supports former President Trump, the Republic candidate, to defeat Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s U.S. election.
What would a pro-peace U.S. presidency mean for Europe?
“We (in Europe) need to realize that if there will be a pro-peace president in America, which I not only believe in but I also read the numbers that way, … if what we expect happens and America becomes pro-peace, then Europe cannot remain pro-war,”
Orban stated.
Ukraine will be high on the schedule when European leaders meet in Budapest in the coming week, he said, referring to a European Political Community engagement and a more informal meeting of EU leaders due to take place
“Europe cannot bear the burden of [the war] alone, and if Americans switch to peace, then we also need to adapt, and this is what we will discuss in Budapest,”
Orban stated. Europe is nervous about how the outcome of the U.S. election will impact the war in Ukraine and the continent’s security.
Orban has enraged Brussels with his close links to Russia and opposition to aid for Ukraine.
Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto expressed in July that the Hungarian government catches Trump as a “chance for peace” in Ukraine. In July Orban expressed his team was assisting Trump’s aides with policies on families and migration. On Thursday, he had a telephone conversation with Trump to wish him good luck ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
