In the EU, Hungary is trying to join forces with the emerging Czech government and Slovakia in order to create an alliance skeptical of Ukraine. Balázs Orbán, who is the political director of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s office, said this in an interview published on Tuesday for the Politico portal, TASR reports.
- Hungary plans to form a skeptical alliance in the EU towards Ukraine.
- Balázs Orbán emphasized the need for coordination with the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- It represents the intention of coordinating positions before the meetings of the European Council.
- He referred to the achievements of the Vyšehrad Four during the migration crisis.
- Donald Tusk is unlikely to support the alliance due to pro-Russian positions.
“I think it will come – and it will become more and more visible,” answered B. Orbán to the question of whether European leaders skeptical of Ukraine will act as a bloc at the European Council meeting.
According to B. Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary hopes to team up with Andrej Babiš, who won the Czech parliamentary elections, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. His intention is for them to harmonize their positions before the meetings of the European Council. According to him, they could do so at joint meetings.
Advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister in this regard he recalled the Vyšehrad Four, which, according to him, worked “very well” during the migration crisis. However, Politico believes that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine, would probably not join Orbán, Babiš and Fico.
