Hungarian voters resolve on Orbán | EUROtoday

Even if there are totally different opinions, even on strategic points, the European Union’s companions should act united and present solidarity externally: French Foreign Minister Barrot publicly wrote this into Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s register on Thursday. “Otherwise we will become vassals, pawns of the great powers.”

Where he’s proper, he’s proper. Orbán’s support companies to Russia’s ruler Putin, to which Barrot refers, have lengthy been an enormous nuisance. They have prevented the EU from countering Russian aggression towards Ukraine (with open struggle), but in addition towards companions within the EU and NATO (nonetheless solely “hybrid”) with the required consistency.

The fact is that it wasn’t simply Orbán’s fault. There have been additionally half-heartedness in Berlin, in Brussels and even in Paris.

Revelations that apparently come from European secret service sources illustrate how deeply Orbán is bowing to Putin. Of course, it was no coincidence that they have been breached shortly earlier than the parliamentary elections in Hungary.

That provides the matter an disagreeable aftertaste. As a lot as some folks lengthy for the day when Orbán is pushed out of presidency, that needs to be left to the Hungarian voters. Especially since such intelligence tales in all probability do not do a lot good; possibly they even do hurt.