2023-10-28 21:45:19
By Anne Rovan
Published on 10/27/2023 at 7:15 p.m., Updated yesterday at 9:45 p.m.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at the Silk Roads Summit on October 17 in Beijing. GRIGORY SYSOYEV/AFP
The Hungarian Prime Minister appeared recently with Vladimir Putin. A position that stands out within the 27.
Correspondent in Brussels
This is not new. Viktor Orban has been flirting with red lines for years. From now on, he happily surpasses them and multiplies the provocations without this creating a real barrage from the Twenty-Seven. What is the point of intervening, many diplomats and EU officials repeat over and over again, since the Hungarian Prime Minister always ends up siding with the majority.
While the Union strives to support Ukraine at war, the Hungarian Prime Minister appeared on October 17 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to whom he is close. Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, had nevertheless recommended that he abstain. Upon his arrival in Brussels on Thursday, Viktor Orban said to himself “iron» to «strategy».
«We are keeping all lines of communication with the Russians open. Otherwise, there will be no chance of peace.” he declared, clearly delighted to see so many microphones outstretched. While many leaders…
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