Viktor Orban is not particularly popular, among other things, the politician is accused of restricting human rights in his home country, Hungary. He himself does not seem to be an admirer of the current German chancellor, but his opinion of Angela Merkel and Donald Trump is quite different.
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Scholz terrible, Merkel wonderful
Not much is known about the meeting with Olaf Scholz. Orban himself comments on the meeting with the following unflattering words, as the Berliner Zeitung reports:
I am pleased to inform you that he (Scholz) is still alive. So am I. So the conversation was fruitful.
At an event organised by the magazine Cicero and the Berliner Zeitung, he finds words of admiration for Angela Merkel, who, according to him, was able to prevent the Ukraine war.
According to In Franken, he is reported to have said:
What Angela Merkel did at the time of the Crimea crisis was a masterpiece. They didn't allow it to blow up and get us all involved. With Merkel as chancellor, it would certainly not have come to war.
Trump as peace broker
However, he also places a lot of trust in another person. Former US President Donald Trump, of all people, is supposed to be able to end the smouldering war:
The ceasefire must not be between Russia and Ukraine, but between America and Russia. Then the war will be over. What I am about to say will sound brutal. But the hope for peace is Donald Trump.
With ‘insults’ on the part of Biden, who had called Putin a war criminal, among other things, Orban thinks the current American President has gone too far. For most, it is hardly surprising that he is on the side of the businessman.
This article was translated from Gentside DE.
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