Viktor Orban becomes Donald Trump’s spokesperson and asks Europeans to “move from war to peace” in Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday asked Europeans to recognize the new situation created by the election of Donald Trump, who during his campaign promised to end the war in Ukraine in “twenty-four hours”without specifying how he planned to do it.
“The situation on the battlefield is evident, it is a military defeat” Ukraine said on Friday before welcoming the Heads of State and Government of the Twenty-Seven, gathered in Budapest for an informal summit. donald trump “I hate war” and therefore, “For us Europeans, the situation is evolving”he added on Hungarian radio. And for the Hungarian leader, who advocates a ceasefire, there is only one way to respond: “Let us adapt quickly and move from war to peace. »
Other European leaders are not willing to give up their support, at a time when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounces “suicide” any concessions to Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a joint statement on Friday reaffirming their “determination to provide unwavering support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people”.
But for Orban, the European front is cracking. “The number of those who are silent is increasing, whereas before they were more talkative, the number of those who are cautious is increasing and the number of those who wonder if perhaps we should adapt to the new situation is also increasing. increasing »he assured. False, replied the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson. “I even think it is the opposite, the evident support for Ukraine is the same as before”he stated upon his arrival at the summit of the Twenty-seven.
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