NATO allies attack Orban for Moscow visit: “It’s insignificant”

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NATO allies in Washington DC they criticize approaches Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow, saying they are neither useful nor “promote the cause of peace.”

Others, such as the former US ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, claim that Orbán does not have the required effect It is so disruptive, he said, that it is “too insignificant” and “too small” to impact Western security.

“as a last resort, is not able to set a different course. Ultimately, you have to go where the majority, the vast majority, where the majority of people want to go,” he told Euronews.

Daalder, now director general of the Chicago Council on World Affairs, was speaking on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, where the allies are meeting. Celebrate 75 years of alliance,

Allies attack Orban’s Moscow visit

The growing consensus among allies is that Orban’s visit to Moscow was unnecessary and did not convey reality that Moscow is the aggressor and that Ukrainians are suffering as a result of the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“We don’t see it as helpful,” said Michael Carpenter, the US special adviser for Europe on the National Security Council. “We don’t think it will advance the peace process.” This certainly doesn’t help Ukraine.” he announced to the press.

“Their mission was not coordinated, We knew it wasn’t going to be successful. Because Putin doesn’t want peace, he wants control over Ukraine.” “Putin showed this to them and to all of us with the terrible attack on the children’s hospital in Kiev,” a Ukrainian source told Euronews.

Incoming Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said ahead of his first NATO summit Orban has “no right” to speak on behalf of the EU As with Putin, these words coincide with those of European Council President Charles Michel, who said in a message on X that “the recurring EU president has no authority to negotiate with Russia on behalf of the EU.”

Daalder confirms the rise of far-right parties This is worrisome When it comes to the unity and trust needed for NATO and other international institutions to function.

“Definitely there’s a wind that blows very strong The far right. And we’re seeing this on a massive scale across Europe and, of course, in the United States,” he said.

A more nationalistic extreme right

In his opinion, the extreme right is not only more “authoritarian”, but also “More nationalistic”Which is against the promise of collective security.

“And in a world where the European Union is about sharing sovereignty and the idea of ​​NATO is about collective securityThe idea that your neighbor’s safety is as important as your own safety,” he said.

Meanwhile, Daalder says both Ukraine and NATO need to do more to increase the chances To defeat RussiaWhich includes organizing young men and women to fight in the Ukrainian forces.

“Ukraine needs to mobilize manpower. This war This is done by people above 40 years of age. He said, “No other war in history has been fought by people who are 40 years old.”

“one has to Get 18 year olds20 and 21, on which all the armies of the rest of the world are based,” he said.

Daalder is also critical of the ambition raised by the allies for this important summit and affirms that Ukraine should be invited to become a member of the alliance,

“It would have been better A more strategic commitment As for Ukraine’s entry into NATO. “It’s not enough to say that (Ukraine) will become a member,” he said.

“Russia will not abandon its goal of controlling Ukraine until Ukraine is Integrate into Western institutionsIn the EU, in NATO,” he concluded.