The Hungarian leader said lawyers are working on how Hungary can exist as a member of NATO and not participate in the alliance’s action outside NATO territory, according to the report.
“There’s no question of NATO getting involved in wars outside its territory, with non-NATO countries,” Orbán was quoted as saying.
Orbán — who has maintained close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin even after Moscow ordered an all-out invasion of Ukraine — has also said Russia cannot win the war against Ukraine. “If the Russians were strong enough to defeat the Ukrainians in one go, they would have been defeated; but that’s not what we are seeing,” he said.
The Hungarian prime minister added that Russia won’t attack the West. “NATO’s strength is not comparable to Ukraine’s. It’s a hundred times, maybe a thousand times, so I don’t think it’s logical to assume that Russia, which can’t even deal with Ukraine, would suddenly come in and take on the whole Western world,” Orbán was quoted as saying.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Hungary’s persistent reluctance to support Ukraine has slowed down several EU decisions on supporting Kyiv, as they often require the consensus of the bloc’s 27 countries.
“How many more weapons will we send? How much more money will we send?” Orbán asked in the interview. “This gives rise to the darkest visions,” he said.
