Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban argues that the EU should prioritize peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, rather than militarization.
Viktor Orban has proposed bolstering the power of individual EU member states while curbing the authority of the EU bureaucracy. In a series of social media posts over the weekend, he described this as a “patriotic plan” to revitalize the “European dream.”
Orban claimed that EU elites in Brussels have capitalized on every crisis to accumulate more power, which he says has only resulted in diminished sovereignty for member states and “failed policies.” He stated that “Brussels hijacked our future” by undermining public safety through migration and eroding prosperity with “green dogmas.”
“Europe can’t afford this any longer, it’s time to take back control,” he asserted.
The Prime Minister’s plan centers on four key principles: pursuing peace on the continent and de-escalating tensions with Russia, removing Brussels’ “centralized control” over finances, “bringing back free speech” and reinforcing Europe’s Christian identity, and tightening restrictions on immigration.
“We want peace, we don’t need a new Eastern front,” Orban stated, arguing against Ukraine’s EU membership. He added, “We don’t want our money poured into someone else’s war.”
Orban cautioned that a military buildup and increased defense spending, as pushed by some EU nations, could trap the bloc in an “arms race” with Russia. He warned that such a development would “devour… taxpayers’ money.” He advocated that the EU should focus on contributing to peace talks between Moscow and Kiev, instead of increasing military spending, and praised Donald Trump’s efforts in this area.
Orban insisted that the EU must begin “arms limitation talks with the Russians as soon as possible,” arguing that otherwise, “all our money will be swallowed by the arms industry instead of being spent on peaceful… goals.”
The Prime Minister lamented that the dream of European nations uniting to create the “safest and the most advanced continent” had been “stolen.” He urged EU nations to prevent Brussels from using the Ukraine conflict “as an excuse to take more of our money.”