Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Ukraine cannot win the war as he reiterated his country will not provide Kyiv with military aid. The Hungarian leader said sanctions against Russia are also not working and the solution cannot be found on the battlefield as neither nation has a real chance of winning the war.
Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum, he said: “For us, it’s obvious that the battlefield solution doesn’t work.
“So, whoever right or whoever not, the question is not who invaded whom. The question is what will be the next morning or the next morning?
“The fact is that more and more people will die and there is no chance to have a victory on either side. So this is a war.
“We just deprive many people from lives without having results.”
“Especially if you are convinced as I am that there is no chance to win this war.
“Therefore, what we should invest far more energy in is to convince everybody that the only solution is a ceasefire.
“And then after that we can all start.”
He continued: “Looking at the reality, looking at the figures, looking at the surroundings, looking at the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it’s obvious that there is no victory for Ukrainians on the battlefield.
“That is my position.”
“We should argue in favour of negotiations,” he concluded.
The Hungarian leader is also blocking the EU’s next package of sanctions against Moscow, sparking the fury of his counterparts in the bloc.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told reporters on Monday: “We cannot delay the sanctions.
“There are some countries who connect unrelated issues, like the naming and shaming campaign, to the sanctions package.”
Following a heated meeting of EU foreign ministers, Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, pledged the bloc will work through the differences on the matter.
He said: “We have to do everything we can in order to [get] the next package of military support to Ukraine … approved.
“If one member state has a difficulty, let’s discuss about it, that’s what we are going to do.”
