European politicians and NATO leaders are now openly talking about a war the likes of which our grandfathers last witnessed. Such a war would have many victims—not only Europe’s economy and household cost protections, but also the lives and future of our children.
In Brussels, 24 EU member states have now made a dangerous decision. They are granting war loans to Ukraine. This means they have become even more deeply involved in the war and have a vested interest in its continuation—because they will only get their money back if the war is won.
We Hungarians do not want to be dragged into another European war, because we know what war is like. In every Hungarian family, the scars of past wars still live on; we know the losses wars have caused us.
We have said no to this war madness. We do not accept that the Hungarian people should pay the price for decisions made by others.
Defending peace is not weakness—it is responsibility.
European politicians, including the NATO Secretary General, are talking about a war unlike anything we have seen since the time of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers, and about having to accept that such a war would have victims—not only in the European economy and household cost protections, but even among our own children. We are not willing to accept this.
What has happened in Brussels in recent days is once again deeply alarming. What happened exactly? Three countries, including Hungary, refused to agree to granting a war loan to Ukraine. The other 24 member states, however, went along with it.
This means that those member states which are now taking on enormous amounts of debt in order to lend this money to Ukraine will only ever see that money returned if Ukraine wins the war. The consequence of this is that, unfortunately, these countries will become interested in the continuation of the war and in Ukraine trying to win it. And I think we all know how realistic that outcome is.
What is clear, however, is that if this war madness continues, then like a spark, in a single moment, it could sadly turn into a Europe-wide war between Europe and Ukraine.
We do not want to be dragged into this war, because every single time there has been an armed conflict between East and West, Central Europe has never been spared. In every Hungarian family there are stories about how war crippled a family for life.