Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is convinced that Ukraine cannot win the aggressive war that Russia has unleashed against it.
Orban said this in an interview with Bloomberg.
Answering the question, the Hungarian Prime Minister said that Hungary does not belong to the "mainstream European approach" in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
"My position, Hungary's position from the very beginning, has been that this war is a failure of diplomacy, it should never have been. Looking at what is happening on the front lines, it is obvious to us: the solution on the battlefield does not work."
You correctly said that Russia invaded Ukraine. But the question is not who invaded whom, the question is what will happen the next morning. The next morning, and this is a fact, more and more people will die. There is no chance of victory for either side. This is a war that takes many people's lives without giving results," Orbán said.
He added that emotionally the war is "tragic" and the hearts of Hungarians "are with Ukrainians". According to Orban, Hungary understands "how much Ukrainians are suffering."
"But I speak as a politician who has to save lives... The most important thing for the international political community is to save lives, especially when you are convinced, as I am, that there is no chance of winning this war," Orbán said.
To a clarifying question, whether he is really convinced that Ukraine is not capable of winning the war, Orban answered in the affirmative.
"My position is that, looking at the reality, the numbers, the situation, the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is obvious: there can be no victory for the poor Ukrainians on the battlefield. This is my position," he said.
The head of the Hungarian government said that it is necessary to convince everyone of the need to reach the only possible solution, which, according to him, is a ceasefire. "After the ceasefire, peace talks should begin," Orbán said.
