Hungary's PM accuses Western allies of aiming to involve the country in armed conflict.
Viktor Orban, Hungary's Prime Minister, accused his Western allies of attempting to pull Hungary back into armed conflicts, similar to the First and Second World Wars, by destabilizing the situation. He divulged this during a radio broadcast on Friday, mentioning that he recently reviewed historical documents from negotiations between Hitler and the Hungarian Miklos Horthy.
During that time, Hungary faced significant pressure to send more soldiers to the front and hasten the deportation of Jews to death camps, Orban explained. Although the situation hasn't reached the same severity, he believes the trend is concerning.
Maintaining close ties with Russia despite the invasion of Ukraine, Orban also criticized certain Western governments' decisions to allow Kiev to use supplied weapons against targets in Russia. "The Russians have announced they'll advance further if the weapons used against them are better," stated Orban, who noted that Hungary has been a part of the EU since 2004.
Moscow has claimed that invading Ukraine was a response to the nation's desire to join NATO and an intention to establish a buffer zone, Orban continued. "The advance of the Russians is also connected to the type of weapons used by the Ukrainians against Russian territory," he highlighted.
Given this situation, Orban finds it preposterous that NATO is not safeguarding them but, on the contrary, "pulling us into a world war, as if a firefighter tried to extinguish fires with a flamethrower."
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Orban's accusation of Western allies attempting to draw Hungary into armed conflicts, reminiscent of World Wars, stems from their alleged efforts to destabilize the region. This aligns with Hungary's past pressure during World Wars to send more soldiers and accelerate deportations.
Despite Hungary's EU membership since 2004, Orban has criticized some Western governments for enabling Ukraine to use weapons against Russian targets, arguing that this could escalate the conflict further.
Given this situation, Orban perceives NATO's actions as counterproductive, likening it to a firefighter trying to extinguish fires with a flamethrower, suggesting they are inadvertently pushing Hungary towards potential conflict instead of averting it.
