Orban: the US always decides for Europeans

BUDAPEST - "There are some who want to force Hungary to go to war, and they are not picky about the means by which to achieve this," said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban who recently had harsh words for those who push his country to join the West's proxy war against Russia. But "Hungary's leadership is strong enough to keep the war away from our country," he reiterated. However, this is a lasting challenge, observed the Hungarian head of state, because his compatriots are the people "most affected by the EU sanctions introduced against Russia". And it is not only the sanctions imposed by the West against Russia weighing on the country. As videos posted on social media show, Hungarians living in the Transcarpathian region were forcibly conscripted at gunpoint and forced to serve as Ukrainian soldiers. "Ukraine is our neighbor where Hungarians also live" Orban said. "They get drafted and die by the hundreds on the front." Unfortunately, at this point, the issue seems to be out of their control. Europe has withdrawn from the debate," Orban lamented. "In the decisions taken in Brussels, I more often recognize American interests than European ones." war that is unfolding in Europe, the Americans have the final say," he added.