“We must get used to the idea that those who love freedom should not fear the East, but Brussels,” he said
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that the real threat facing Hungary is not Russia, but the European Union. The remarks came during a speech to supporters on Saturday as his party steps up an anti-EU campaign ahead of elections on April 12.
In his speech, Orbán compared the EU to the repressive Soviet regime that dominated Hungary for more than 40 years in the last century. The minister dismissed the belief of many European leaders that Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a threat to the continent’s security.
“We must get used to the idea that those who love freedom should not fear the East, but Brussels,” he said, referring to the EU’s de facto capital in Belgium.
Orbán and his Fidesz party face their biggest challenge since the right-wing populist leader regained power in 2010. Most independent polls show Fidesz trailing the center-right Tisza party and its leader, Péter Magyar, even as Orbán campaigns on the unproven premise that the EU would send Hungarians to die in Ukraine if his party loses.
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