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Hungary’s Orban Eyes ‘Peace Bloc’ to Challenge EU Hawks' Stance on Ukraine
Hungary’s Orban Eyes ‘Peace Bloc’ to Challenge EU Hawks' Stance on Ukraine
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Hungary is rallying pro-peace allies to form a new alliance inside the EU, a US media outlet reported, citing PM Orban’s political director. 28.10.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Hungary is rallying pro-peace allies to form a new alliance inside the EU, a US media outlet reported, citing PM Orban’s political director.Hungarian PM Viktor Orban wants to team up with Andrej Babis, whose opposition ANO party won the recent Czech elections, and Slovak PM Robert Fico. The idea is that they could align positions before key EU summits to weaken the centrist coalition behind EC chief Ursula von der Leyen. As Viktor Orban’s political director, Balazs Orban, hinted — once mainstream parties turn on her, the EU’s political balance could flip overnight. The move could throw a wrench into EU efforts to keep funding and arming Ukraine.Fico and Babis have already echoed Orban’s stance — no more weapons for Ukraine, more talks with Russia, and less of the EU-led sanctions theater.Since the Ukrainian conflcit began, Hungary has opposed sanctions on Russian energy and arms shipments to Ukraine. In March 2022, its parliament banned weapons transit through Hungarian territory, citing risks to ethnic Hungarians in Zakarpattia. Budapest consistently calls for swift peace talks.
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Hungary is rallying pro-peace allies to form a new alliance inside the EU, a US media outlet reported, citing PM Orban’s political director.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban wants to team up with Andrej Babis, whose opposition ANO party won the
recent Czech elections, and Slovak PM Robert Fico.
The idea is that they could align positions before key EU summits to weaken the centrist coalition behind EC chief Ursula von der Leyen. As Viktor Orban’s political director, Balazs Orban, hinted — once mainstream parties turn on her, the EU’s political balance could flip overnight.
The move could throw a wrench into EU efforts to keep funding and arming Ukraine.
“I think it will come — and be more and more visible,” Balazs Orban was cited as saying.
Fico and Babis have already echoed Orban’s stance — no more weapons for Ukraine, more talks with Russia, and less of the EU-led sanctions theater.
Since the Ukrainian conflcit began, Hungary has opposed sanctions on Russian energy and arms shipments to Ukraine. In March 2022, its parliament banned weapons transit through Hungarian territory, citing risks to ethnic Hungarians in Zakarpattia. Budapest consistently calls for swift peace talks.
