Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that due to the pro-Russian stance of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the conflict with other EU states, his own country has become very vulnerable and isolated.
Points of attention
- Polish Foreign Minister criticizes Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán for his pro-Russian stance, which has caused conflicts with other EU countries and left Hungary vulnerable and isolated.
- Sikorski rejects peace talks with Putin's Kremlin regime, citing violations of international law and war crimes against Ukraine, emphasizing the impossibility of achieving peace under Russia's current leadership.
- Orbán's close ties with Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin and controversial 'peace initiatives' have sparked outrage within the EU, leading to political tensions between Poland and Hungary over energy security and Russian cooperation.
- The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry emphasizes the lack of EU solidarity towards Hungary due to Orbán's selfish policies, highlighting the challenges Hungary faces in seeking support from European partners.
- The exchange between Polish and Hungarian officials regarding business dealings with Russian companies underscores the strained relations and differing perspectives on energy security, further complicating the diplomatic rift between the two countries.
Orbán's position is primarily damaging to Hungary
As Visegrad Insight journalists emphasize , Sikorskyi emphasized that last week Hungary did not receive support from representatives of other EU countries when it offered options for resolving the conflict regarding Ukraine's restriction of the transit of Russian Lukoil oil.
They have an isolated look when they are asking Europe for solidarity in the issue of oil supplies. They do not receive this solidarity, because it is difficult to win friends if someone radiates selfishness, - emphasizes the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
The publication's article also emphasizes that Orban maintains close ties with Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, and his so-called "peace initiatives" and his visit to Moscow caused outrage from other European countries.
I do not see how this Hungarian symmetry - the location between Moscow and Brussels - increases the leverage of Hungary. Instead, she annoys everyone else, Sikorsky notes.
In addition, during his speech at the annual meeting in Beile Tusnad, Romania, Orbán offered his vision of a new world order with the support of China and the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House.
The Prime Minister of Hungary also cynically accused Poland of allegedly continuing to do business with Russian companies with the help of intermediaries.
In response, Sikorsky's deputy Vladyslav Teofil Bartoszewski denied Orban's accusations and suggested that his country leave the EU.
In turn, the head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijártó, reacted to such a statement, who believes that such a reaction from Poland allegedly indicates the correctness of Orbán's words.
The State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Poland sharply reacted to yesterday's speech in Beile Tusnad. The reaction proves the truth of the saying, which says: the truth stings. In order to preserve the Polish-Hungarian brotherhood, we endured the provocations and hypocrisy of the current Polish government for a long time, but so far the glass is full, Szijártó declares.
According to Sijarto, Poland also allegedly buys Russian oil.
While the current Polish government judges and blames us for importing oil from Russia, which is absolutely necessary for the country's operation, if we look closely at the list of buyers of one of the largest Russian oil companies, we will definitely find Poles there too. There would be no problems with this, because energy supply ultimately has a physical basis, but if it turned out like that, then you should not be hypocritical and you should not blame others, - the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary cynically declares.
Sikorsky rejects the possibility of peace talks with Putin's Kremlin regime
According to the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, achieving peace in the criminal war launched by Russia against Ukraine is not possible with the participation of the Kremlin leadership of dictator Vladimir Putin, which has violated international law and should bear responsibility for war crimes.
Sikorsky emphasized that the OSCE emerged from the Helsinki process, when the communist bloc of the time pledged to respect human rights and tolerate opposition, and the Western world pledged to recognize the borders established as a result of World War II.
Modern Russia has violated both of these obligations, as it has introduced a much more authoritarian regime and has more political prisoners than under Brezhnev. At the same time, she began to change the borders by force. This leads us to your fair conclusion that peace cannot be achieved with Russia as it is today because it wants to profit from aggression. Therefore, it is necessary to respond to this with force, and not with concessions, - explains the head of Polish diplomacy.
