Adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Balazs Orban, said that his country would not defend itself against Russia, as Ukraine is doing now. He explained this by the lessons that Hungary learned after the revolution in 1956, which was suppressed by Soviet troops.
Balázs Orbán said this in an interview with the pro-government publication Mandiner, which is quoted by Telex.
According to him, “relying on 1956,” Hungary would not have resisted the Russians, because it would be “irresponsible.”
“It is clear that he (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ed.) has dragged his country into a defensive war. So many people have died, so much territory has been lost,” the Hungarian Prime Minister's adviser believes.
He stressed that Hungary would not recommend fighting Russia because of the events of 1956: “Because we have realized that we must be careful here, and we must treat the very precious Hungarian lives with great care. They cannot simply be thrown to the mercy of others.”
When asked by a journalist what would have happened if the US had helped Hungary in 1956, Balázs Orbán replied that it would have allegedly led to World War III.
These statements caused a stir in the Hungarian media, which interpreted his words as meaning that Hungary would not defend itself if attacked. However, Balázs Orbán himself said that his words were being “twisted,” as quoted by the Hír TV portal.
“I would like to clarify one or two things about this. The heroes of 1956 are national heroes. Their memory is sacred and inviolable, and the heroes of 1956 were right and did the right thing,” he explained.
According to him, for two and a half years, “pro-war propaganda has not shunned anything, even attempts to mix the memory of the heroes of 1956 with the Russian-Ukrainian war and what happened at the front.”
It should be noted that in 1956, a revolution against the communist government took place in Hungary. It began with a series of anti-government protests and escalated into an armed uprising. It was brutally suppressed by Soviet troops. About three thousand people died during the revolution, and another 20 thousand were injured.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000As is known, in September 2017, Hungary sharply criticized the law “On Education” adopted by the Ukrainian parliament. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Ukraine had stabbed Hungary in the back.
The policy of the official chauvinistic Budapest increasingly resembles a creeping expansion (non-military) of the territory of neighboring Ukraine: illegal issuance of passports, buying the loyalty of the residents of Transcarpathia, creating a language ghetto, as well as an attempt to gain control over critical infrastructure facilities on Ukrainian territory.
Let us also recall that the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, co-chairman of the European Council of External Relations Carl Bildt believes that Hungarian politicians are playing a dirty game against Ukraine.
"The Hungarians have taken to playing dirty domestic politics, as they did several years ago with Slovakia. They are doing the same with Romania. This is nothing more than dirty nationalist politics that Hungary is playing," the politician said.
Without taking into account the historical dimension of the struggle for the establishment and development of the Ukrainian language, criticizing Ukraine for its language policy is incorrect, says Grigory Mesezhnikov, President of the Institute of Public Problems (Bratislava).
According to Ukrainian writer Konstantin Koverznev, the ancestors of many of the modern Hungarians in Transcarpathia are assimilated Rusyn-Ukrainians.
Earlier it became known that the Hungarian government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is spreading fake news about the EU's migration policy based on a “crazy conspiracy theory.” This was stated in Brussels by Margaritis Schinas, the official representative of the European Commission.
Earlier, the chauvinist Szijjarto also stated that Ukraine should allegedly grant representatives of the Hungarian minority the right to use their language in all areas, including public administration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted the moral degeneration of Prime Minister Viktor Orban: “We didn't ask for anything special from official Budapest. We didn't even get what everyone else is doing. They are doing it for the sake of peace. “We did not receive the vital transit of defense aid. We did not see moral leadership, we did not see any effort to stop this war.”
Prepared by: Nina Petrovich