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'We're being laughed at!' - Hungarian FM blames EU for Europe's declining global role, says 'only Trump' can achieve peace in eastern region

'We're being laughed at!' - Hungarian FM blames EU for Europe's declining global role, says 'only Trump' can achieve peace in eastern region

"Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto blamed EU leaders for Europe's declining global role during a speech at the Tranzit Festival in Tihany on Friday. "The dramatic mistakes of the European pro-war mainstream political elite leaders led us here, mistakes made by flesh-and-blood people. The European Union is now not only not taken seriously, but in many cases even laughed at around the world," he said. "Russia has not been forced to its knees, neither economically nor in any other way. In fact, the situation is that we have managed to totally isolate ourselves from the United States, China, and Russia, and then I will also add in parentheses, because let us not forget about the continent of the future, Africa," he added. He also argued that US President Donald Trump is the 'only political figure' whose efforts could 'realistically bring peace and security' to the region. "In Alaska, we managed to cool down the hot prospect of a third world war," he stated, referring to the US-Russia landmark meeting earlier this month. Szijjarto claimed that EU leaders have been pursuing a path that is "extremely harmful from a European perspective and a dangerous strategy related to the war." "Instead of isolating and ending the war, they have been globalising it," he said. "They made decisions that have clearly resulted in losses for Europe in terms of society, economy, and security, such as inflation, food prices, energy prices, etc. And if the war ends, then European political leaders will need to be able to provide some answer to the question of why they chose this strategy," he continued. The Tranzit Festival is one of Hungary's major political events, featuring speeches from senior government officials. "

'We're being laughed at!' - Hungarian FM blames EU for Europe's declining global role, says 'only Trump' can achieve peace in eastern region

'We're being laughed at!' - Hungarian FM blames EU for Europe's declining global role, says 'only Trump' can achieve peace in eastern region

"Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto blamed EU leaders for Europe's declining global role during a speech at the Tranzit Festival in Tihany on Friday. "The dramatic mistakes of the European pro-war mainstream political elite leaders led us here, mistakes made by flesh-and-blood people. The European Union is now not only not taken seriously, but in many cases even laughed at around the world," he said. "Russia has not been forced to its knees, neither economically nor in any other way. In fact, the situation is that we have managed to totally isolate ourselves from the United States, China, and Russia, and then I will also add in parentheses, because let us not forget about the continent of the future, Africa," he added. He also argued that US President Donald Trump is the 'only political figure' whose efforts could 'realistically bring peace and security' to the region. "In Alaska, we managed to cool down the hot prospect of a third world war," he stated, referring to the US-Russia landmark meeting earlier this month. Szijjarto claimed that EU leaders have been pursuing a path that is "extremely harmful from a European perspective and a dangerous strategy related to the war." "Instead of isolating and ending the war, they have been globalising it," he said. "They made decisions that have clearly resulted in losses for Europe in terms of society, economy, and security, such as inflation, food prices, energy prices, etc. And if the war ends, then European political leaders will need to be able to provide some answer to the question of why they chose this strategy," he continued. The Tranzit Festival is one of Hungary's major political events, featuring speeches from senior government officials. "