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BUDAPEST Nov. 7 (from special envoy Laura García Martínez) –
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, said this Tuesday that Donald Trump’s victory in the United States elections will mark a “new chapter” in the international response to the war in Ukraine and has advocated working to achieve a halt. the fire that allows opening a channel of communication between Moscow and kyiv before entering a “second phase” to seek peace.
“In Europe, people are increasingly less willing to finance war when they do not understand exactly its purpose, how long it will take. These are questions that are on the table,” Orbán argued, arguing that the North American elections “close a chapter and open a new one” and has once again cast doubt on the aid package for Ukraine if the Trump Administration distances itself.
In a press conference at the end of the summit of the European Political Community (EPC) that brought together nearly fifty European heads of state and government in Budapest, Orbán said he had confirmed that the “field of those who want peace” has increased among Europeans.
However, he later avoided answering the question of where he would place the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, whether in the camp of those who seek peace or those who want war because, he said, it is not his “job” to speak for the Russians. .
In any case, Orbán has defended that peace is “a second phase” that cannot be addressed until a ceasefire is first achieved that allows communication between the parties to be restored and after having “clarified the terms” of what it means. victory and defeat.
Thus, the Hungarian politician has stressed the need to think before acting so as not to pay the consequences later as, in his opinion, has happened in Ukraine for getting involved in a war without first clarifying the terms of victory and defeat. “As we have not defined that, it is very difficult to stop now,” Orbán insisted, urging EU leaders to address this “intellectual work” that would allow us to reach a ceasefire that would, in turn, offer “space.” and time” to open dialogue to seek a peace solution.
In his role as host, Orbán has sought a more conciliatory tone but has not shied away from questions about his closeness to Trump, whom he said that if he won he would toast with champagne, although he has assured that once he takes power relations will be “institutional.” “and the relevance will be the relations between Washington and Budapest and not personal ties.
In this context, and to questions from the press, Orbán has assured that since he was traveling in Kyrgyzstan when the results were known in the United States, he was not able to uncork champagne but he was able to “exhaust the vodka reserves” to celebrate Trump’s victory.
Regarding the next North American president, he has highlighted that he has achieved victory despite “there being those who wanted to put him in jail, confiscate his property or kill him” on two occasions and, in this context, he has declared himself “proud” to have been on his side. fighting with those who represent the people against the elite in power.
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