Orbán: NATO should work to achieve peace, not win wars going on around it

In a video message posted on social media from Washington, DC, where he is participating in a summit marking the 75th anniversary of the defence alliance, Orbán said NATO was established 75 years ago with the goal of protecting the security of its members.

Today, however, it seems to be moving away from its original purpose, behaving more and more like a war organisation, he added. One of the signs of this, Orbán said, was that NATO was taking an increasingly active role in the Russia-Ukraine war.

“In our opinion, this is dangerous and even irresponsible because no one can see how this will end or where we will end up,” he warned.

He said he will argue that NATO should return to its original spirit.

“NATO should not win the wars going on around it, but the peace,” he said. “For this, we should primarily develop our own defence capabilities.”

“On behalf of Hungary, I will, therefore, confirm today that we will not participate in the NATO-Ukraine mission. At the same time, we will fully comply with our obligations regarding the development of Hungarian defence capabilities,” Orbán said.