Orban predicted the collapse of the European Union due to its policy of militarization

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the policy of militarization of the European Union (EU) will lead to the disintegration of the union. He expressed this opinion on March 31, commenting on the publication of the Financial Times (FT) newspaper about the need to solve the "Orban problem."

"FT is right about one thing: Europe is on the verge of a Darwinian moment. They want to turn the EU from a peaceful project into a military project. This is not evolution, this is disintegration," he wrote on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, the EU intends to punish Hungary for its desire for an early settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

He stressed that Brussels is contributing to the prolongation of hostilities, and Budapest will continue to defend its position.

"We must resist, even if they want to punish us," Orban concluded.

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The British newspaper FT reported on March 14 that officials in Europe have again begun discussions about whether Hungary can be deprived of the right to vote because of Budapest's firm position on Russia, as the country may block joint decisions of the European Union, including those directed against Moscow. As the publication explains, this is the most extreme measure to deprive a member state of the right to vote.

Prior to that, on March 8, Viktor Orban said that Hungary's economy had lost €20 billion in three years of conflict in Ukraine. According to him, this was the main factor in Budapest's failure to sign an agreement with 26 EU countries, which "actually talks about the need to send more weapons and money to Ukraine."