Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, sad reality and an “ideological approach” to politics are “extremely far apart” in international politics today.
Concerning the war in Ukraine, Minister Szijjártó told a podium discussion in Martonvásár, near Budapest, that Europe was “suffering from war psychosis”. He said that despite the “inflated liberal expectations”, it was certain that Russia could not be dealt a military defeat in this conflict, given that it is a nuclear power. But Ukraine cannot lose, either, he said, arguing that there would always be a big enough supply of weapons from the West to maintain the status quo. “If neither side can win, then it’s clear that the whole thing will end with negotiation,” the minister said, adding that this made the call for an urgent ceasefire and peace talks the only morally acceptable position. He said Europe today was “incapable of creating these conditions”, so an agreement between the United States and Russia was needed. But this, he said, could only come about after a change in the US leadership. Meanwhile, Minister Szijjártó warned that sending Western troops to Ukraine would violate NATO’s “red line” which said it was not party to the conflict.