“The results speak for themselves. 97% reject Brussels’ misguided sanctions. Brussels must review its sanctions policy and find a new strategy. We need peace, not new sanctions!” Hungarian MP Balázs Orbán said on the consultation’s results.
Emmanuel Macron and German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck have both criticized Washington for profiteering from the energy crisis precipitated by the Russo-Ukraine war.
Orbán’s realpolitik has always been rooted in the defence of Hungarian national interests and sovereignty; not to undermine the West but to steer it towards a more responsible and sustainable direction.
Trade with hostile nations is always not a bad idea—after all, interdependence can increase the chances of peace. Yet some European countries were perhaps naïve to pursue a normalisation of relations with Iran so eagerly.
Hungary will be the first European country to launch an official survey amongst its citizens on the European sanctions against Russia. Prime Minister Orbán also continues pleading for peace negotiations to try and put an end to the war in Ukraine.
