According to Prime Minister Orbán, the geopolitical situation has reached another critical point. He pointed to the ongoing U.S.-Russia negotiations as a potential turning point for peace, highlighting that while Washington and Moscow engage in talks, European leaders remain sidelined — reduced to rhetoric instead of action. He argued that this has been the pattern over the past four years: “Those with strength act; those without it talk.”
A major issue raised by the prime minister involves the €200 billion in frozen Russian assets, primarily held in Belgium. The European Union is now seeking to use these funds to finance Ukraine’s war effort. Prime Minister Orbán warned that if Belgium complies, it would assume enormous legal and financial risks. Should a future international court ruling favor Russia, Belgium could face severe financial consequences, which is why Belgium is against any such move.
“We are peace-oriented in principle, while the Belgians are driven by financial motives,” he noted.
Prime Minister Orbán also addressed what he called the double standards of Brussels. Citing recent corruption scandals involving senior EU officials — such as the case of Federica Mogherini — he questioned the EU’s credibility in lecturing others on governance. In his view, Brussels lacks the moral authority to dictate terms to member states while battling internal corruption.
Energy security also featured prominently in the interview. The prime minister stressed that without Russian energy imports, Hungarian households would face drastically higher costs. He pointed to the necessity of securing long-term agreements to ensure uninterrupted supplies of oil and gas, particularly given the war’s effect on infrastructure. “We needed guarantees from the Russian side that our previously negotiated deliveries would be upheld under any circumstances,” he said.
As the EU pushes new trade policy measures to phase out Russian energy — what Prime Minister Orbán described as “disguised sanctions” — he warned that Hungary would respond with legal action. According to him, treating these sanctions as trade policy steps is a deliberate attempt to bypass EU rules and force member states into compliance without formal approval.
The interview concluded with a strong critique of left-wing opposition parties in Hungary, particularly the Tisza Party. Prime Minister Orbán said that Tisza is supporting policies that prioritize sending funds to Ukraine over domestic welfare, stating that their program would undermine economic growth and halt planned wage increases.
Hungary, he reiterated, remains firmly committed to a peace-first policy in Europe — and will fight any initiative that undermines its sovereignty or endangers its economic stability.