Europe might want to rethink its assist of Ukraine if Donald Trump is elected president of the US, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mentioned on Sunday, because the continent “will be unable to bear the burdens of the struggle alone.”
Orbán opposes army support to Ukraine and has made clear he thinks Trump shares his views and would negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine.
He backs former President Trump, the Republic candidate, to beat Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s U.S. election.
“We (in Europe) want to understand that if there will probably be a pro-peace president in America, which I not solely consider in however I additionally learn the numbers that approach, … if what we anticipate occurs and America turns into pro-peace, then Europe can’t stay pro-war,” Orbán mentioned.
Ukraine will probably be excessive on the agenda when European leaders meet in Budapest within the coming week, he mentioned, referring to a European Political Neighborhood assembly and a extra casual assembly of EU leaders resulting from happen.
“Europe can’t bear the burden of [the war] alone, and if People change to peace, then we additionally have to adapt, and that is what we’ll focus on in Budapest,” Orbán mentioned.
Europe is jittery about how the end result of the U.S. election will have an effect on the struggle in Ukraine and the continent’s safety.
Orban has angered Brussels together with his shut ties to Russia and opposition to help for Ukraine.
Hungary’s International Minister Peter Szijjarto mentioned in July that the Hungarian authorities sees Trump as a “likelihood for peace” in Ukraine.
In July, Orbán mentioned his workforce was helping Trump’s aides with insurance policies on households and migration. On Thursday, he referred to as Trump to want him good luck forward of Tuesday’s election.