In a Christmas talk published in “Magyar Nemzet” by Viktor Orban: “We are pro-Hungarian”, “we are besides on the side of Hungarians in the Russian-Ukrainian War”.
“Our answer to the question of whether we are on the right side of past or not is that we are on the Hungarian side of history. We support and aid Ukraine, it is in our interest to keep sovereign Ukraine and it is in our interest that Russia does not pose a threat to Europe's security, but it is not in our interest to abandon all our economical relations with Russia. We look at these issues through Hungarian glasses, not anyone else," Viktor Orbán said.
The Prime Minister expressed the opinion that 2022 was the most dangerous year since the change of power. “We were threatened to go into war. Let no 1 uncertainty that if the left had won in April, we would have been in war by now. Hungary is the only European country outside the war due to the fact that the Hungarians voted for us in the spring."
The emergence in energy prices put Hungary in a dangerous position. The Hungarian economy imports energy, and before the war, before sanctions, it paid 7 billion euros a year. This amount is now EUR 17 billion, so we had to find those EUR 10 billion. It's a immense amount of money," he said.
The Prime Minister said that "if now the Christmas angel had decided to abolish energy sanctions, energy prices would have fallen in 1 moment", with inflation, and Hungary could have planned an increase not by 1.5% next year, but even by 5 percent.
According to Viktor Orbán, there is simply a hazard that the war will last long or even decades. At the same time, "Ukraine can fight only as long as the United States supports it with money and weapons", if Americans want peace, there will be peace, he said.
He pointed out that no 1 could anticipate the Ukrainians to quit part of their country in the name of peace of Europe, energy safety and prosperity. Ukraine is simply a sovereign state. "We have the chance to decide to what degree we support them. Hungary has decided that since this war is not our war, we will be providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the interests of Hungary," the Prime Minister stressed.
According to him, the cabinet has a clear plan to deal with the economical situation. He said that by the end of next year inflation would be reduced to 1 digit. The Prime Minister called it different that György Matolcsy had harshly criticized the Hungarian economy. However, this only means that the central bank president is in difficulty. The law sets him up to manage inflation, and now there is simply a crucial deterioration in the value of money not only in Hungary but throughout Europe. "My situation is not easy either, but György Matolcsy is even more difficult. And if individual chooses unconventional behaviour in a public place at the time, it can besides be understood," said Viktor Orbán.
Referring to the agreement between Hungary and Brussels, the Prime Minister said, "We have taken a step forward", "we have an agreement that the money that is ours truly belongs to us." Speaking of the corruption scandal involving the European Parliament (PE), he said: "Sometimes the executioner is hanged." "Brussels bureaucrats feel they are above the law and can do anything. If you, as an EU MEP, are on the secret list of George Soros supporters and receive money and all kinds of another grants to condemn countries that harm George Soros' business interests specified as Hungary, in reports based on lies, suitcases full of cash are not so far distant from you. This swamp must be drained," said the Prime Minister.
He recalled that the Hungarian Parliament, taking its position in a pan-European debate on the future of the European Union, had proposed the liquidation of the European Parliament in its current form, which would alternatively consist of Members of national parliaments. It is time to return to this proposal, he said.
According to Viktor Orbán, the origin of the problem is that both Western and Hungarian people have an thought of their future, including their own lives, and these are 2 different futures. "We do not want to become a country of immigrants, we do not want to let sex activists into schools, we do not want to dismantle the average framework of household life, we do not want war or sanctions, but we want to keep our ties with the nonwestern half of the world," the Prime Minister said. He stated that the Hungarian left could be bought, but not Hungary. In the April elections, 3 billion forints faced 3 million voters, and they won. "As long as our national and political community is together, we cannot buy Hungary's independence," said the Prime Minister.
Behind: Magyar Nemzet
