“Besides, he himself admitted this after the visit and talks in the Kremlin, saying that the positions of Moscow and Kiev are completely different. But you can find out about this from the press, you don’t have to go to Russia and Ukraine,” the political scientist said.
In Beijing, Orban met with President Xi Jinping for the second time in two months. According to Goralczyk, the Hungarian prime minister was looking after his own interests while at the same time praising the Chinese president. Hungary is increasingly dependent on investments from Chinese companies, which are worth billions, not millions of dollars.
“He has publicly stated that Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Budapest will be remembered in Hungary for generations. It was a great gesture from the Chinese emperor,” he added.
Orban’s trip has sparked international outrage. Many European leaders have expressed their displeasure at the fact that Orban did not have a mandate to undertake such a mission. As a result, a proposal to shorten Orban’s term as EU president is being considered.
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Goralczyk noted that Orbán does not have many friends in NATO. However, he has managed to form his own Eurosceptic faction in the European Parliament.
Orban’s trip to four different countries is also part of his domestic policy strategy. The Hungarian prime minister is trying to counter the growing popularity of the leader of Hungary’s largest opposition group, Peter Magyar.
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