Orban is Putin’s man on the inside.
Hungary and Romania are the only non-Slav countries in Eastern Europe (unless you count Albanians), and neither of them have the same kind of passion about Russia. (I guess the Baltic 3 are “Eastern Europe,” but they’re more like “sub-Nordic.”)
RT:
EU sanctions against Russia were “miscalculated” and could destroy Europe’s economy, unless Brussels changes its stance, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday.
“The moment of truth must come in Brussels, when leaders admit they have made a miscalculation, that the sanctions policy was based on wrong assumptions and it must be changed,” Orban, an outspoken critic of the EU’s policy on Russia, stated.
He said that while Ukraine needs help, the bloc’s leaders should change their strategy regarding Russia.
He added that the sanctions have failed to destabilize Russia’s economy and haven’t forced Moscow to stop the military operation. He went on to say, they have instead caused widespread damage to the EU’s own economic stability.
“The sanctions do not help Ukraine, however, they are bad for the European economy and if it goes on like this, they will kill off the European economy… What we see right now is unbearable,” the Hungarian leader stated.
Literally the only people winning from these sanctions are the Russians, the Chinese, and India. Their economies are going up while the West collapses.
These anti-Russian sanctions are basically a wealth transfer to America’s stated enemies. It’s wacky.
and he’s correct
— G. Logen (@war_lies) July 15, 2022
He is right about it.
— Mambo Jambo (@MamboJa97198091) July 15, 2022
And it’s simply true. Obviously from USA point of view the story is different…
— Raminz (@83marino) July 15, 2022
And he is right …
— SITA.C (@SITACMOI) July 15, 2022
A bitter truth…
— M_walee (@M_walee1) July 15, 2022