Viktor Orban
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The strategical reason of this war is called enlargement of NATO. So the question is whether we would like to enlarge NATO or not. If we would like to enlarge NATO, the Russians will never accept it. Whether you like it or not, you know, they will not let us to move closer to their borders. But this is the main issue, enlargement of NATO.
So then when the war has broken because Russia invaded Ukraine finally to stop the NATO membership and occupy the territories, I said to my colleagues that we should isolate NATO As much as we can and as soon as we can, this whole conflict. Otherwise, the conflict will accelerate, eating up more and more money, more and more casualties, more and more deaths, now hundreds of thousands of widows.
So then when the war has broken because Russia invaded Ukraine finally to stop the NATO membership and occupy the territories, I said to my colleagues that we should isolate NATO As much as we can and as soon as we can, this whole conflict. Otherwise, the conflict will accelerate, eating up more and more money, more and more casualties, more and more deaths, now hundreds of thousands of widows.
So then when the war has broken because Russia invaded Ukraine finally to stop the NATO membership and occupy the territories, I said to my colleagues that we should isolate NATO As much as we can and as soon as we can, this whole conflict. Otherwise, the conflict will accelerate, eating up more and more money, more and more casualties, more and more deaths, now hundreds of thousands of widows.
When two Slavic nations are in war, it's serious. Because they are both military-based nations. So it's a tragedy what's going on. It's really brutal. It's not just a geopolitical game, you know. It's a human tragedy anyway. So I said, we should isolate them and stop killing. But what now the Western strategy is that keep killing as long as it takes. So that's what they are doing.
When two Slavic nations are in war, it's serious. Because they are both military-based nations. So it's a tragedy what's going on. It's really brutal. It's not just a geopolitical game, you know. It's a human tragedy anyway. So I said, we should isolate them and stop killing. But what now the Western strategy is that keep killing as long as it takes. So that's what they are doing.
When two Slavic nations are in war, it's serious. Because they are both military-based nations. So it's a tragedy what's going on. It's really brutal. It's not just a geopolitical game, you know. It's a human tragedy anyway. So I said, we should isolate them and stop killing. But what now the Western strategy is that keep killing as long as it takes. So that's what they are doing.
So unfortunately, I remain alone. We voted, and I was the only one who was against the involvement of European Union to the war. Later on now, the Slovakians follow the same track, plus Vatican. So Vatican, Slovaks, and Hungary. And now, Donald Trump president.
So unfortunately, I remain alone. We voted, and I was the only one who was against the involvement of European Union to the war. Later on now, the Slovakians follow the same track, plus Vatican. So Vatican, Slovaks, and Hungary. And now, Donald Trump president.
So unfortunately, I remain alone. We voted, and I was the only one who was against the involvement of European Union to the war. Later on now, the Slovakians follow the same track, plus Vatican. So Vatican, Slovaks, and Hungary. And now, Donald Trump president.
So that's a new story because your president following exactly the same track, which was offered by us, I mean, by Hungary in the last three years. So another good news.
So that's a new story because your president following exactly the same track, which was offered by us, I mean, by Hungary in the last three years. So another good news.
So that's a new story because your president following exactly the same track, which was offered by us, I mean, by Hungary in the last three years. So another good news.
Is it my job to answer to that?
Is it my job to answer to that?
Is it my job to answer to that?
No, you don't. When I will, in my years in pension, I'm ready to answer to that. I'll try to survive rather.
No, you don't. When I will, in my years in pension, I'm ready to answer to that. I'll try to survive rather.
No, you don't. When I will, in my years in pension, I'm ready to answer to that. I'll try to survive rather.
So just start with a very narrow Hungarian approach. Because of the sanctions and the war, we are losing every year around 7 billion euros. Hungary is a small country, can you imagine? Just Hungary? Just Hungary, just Hungary, just Hungary. So altogether, we don't know the figures exactly, but Europe spent close to 200 billion euro, which is out of the European economy. So it's a sum.