Huh, I have seen a lot of people saying that, but pro-EU doesn’t mean anti-Russia / Putin.
(I hope I am wrong, just seems like a lot of enthusiasm for this guy here without actually looking under the table to see where his hands are, I want to be wrong, but have a bad feeling).
Can you provide a source where he has taken an anti russia action in an official capacity, or an anti russian speech he has given? A declaration that Putin would be arrested for war crimes if he came to Hungary?
Not trolling, honestly asking for a source.
I don’t disagree with his feelings on Benjamin, so I am not trying to make this into a straw man, but I think it is reasonable when making declarations about arresting world leaders for war crimes, that you should apply that across the field, especially when they are happening to a close neighbor.
I imagine its easier to be tough on Israel because they don’t provide natural gas or other important resources.
Basically “we want to maintain cool and distant, pragmatic relations with Russia, the aggressor in the war they should stop”. He supports sanctions. He previously went on the record saying that “Putin is influencing the election [for Orbán]”.
Huh, I have seen a lot of people saying that, but pro-EU doesn’t mean anti-Russia / Putin.
(I hope I am wrong, just seems like a lot of enthusiasm for this guy here without actually looking under the table to see where his hands are, I want to be wrong, but have a bad feeling).
He’s decidedly anti-Russia, Russia literally sent people to Hungary and expended considerable resources to prevent him from getting elected.
Can you provide a source where he has taken an anti russia action in an official capacity, or an anti russian speech he has given? A declaration that Putin would be arrested for war crimes if he came to Hungary?
Not trolling, honestly asking for a source.
I don’t disagree with his feelings on Benjamin, so I am not trying to make this into a straw man, but I think it is reasonable when making declarations about arresting world leaders for war crimes, that you should apply that across the field, especially when they are happening to a close neighbor.
I imagine its easier to be tough on Israel because they don’t provide natural gas or other important resources.
Since he’s just PM-elect, it’s mostly all speeches, but his current stance is officially this:
https://apnews.com/article/magyar-eu-brussels-orban-election-ukraine-ea81cfcc269eea44b6645e35a87bf3c2
Basically “we want to maintain cool and distant, pragmatic relations with Russia, the aggressor in the war they should stop”. He supports sanctions. He previously went on the record saying that “Putin is influencing the election [for Orbán]”.
https://telex.hu/belfold/2025/08/13/magyar-peter-reakcio-orosz-hirszerzes-kozlemeny
He also had a bunch of campaign rallies with people chanting “Russkies home”.