During a speech at the Matias Corvino School’s youth festival, covered by a local radio station, Orban stressed that Russia will never allow NATO to expand to its western borders.

The prime minister stated that the conflict erupted precisely because of those plans, backed by the previous US administration and Western Europe.

He warned that altering the geopolitical balance always leads to war.

Orban reiterated that the solution lies in a comprehensive agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, including arms control, energy trade, and lifting sanctions.

He criticized that the European Union, except for Hungary and perhaps Slovakia, wages a war by delegation against Moscow.

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