The informal Council has been archived, the leaders of the Old Continent attended the top of the European political community: on Ukraine Orban is isolated, while at the Valdai Club Putin attacks Europe.
Delicious day of events while the European leaders found themselves for the second day in Copenhagen, in Sochi the Russian president kept in front of an audience from over 40 countries his annual speech at the “Political Forum of Valdai”.
Europeans in Denmark
«Copenhagen, second day. The situation is serious. On the table there are genuinely proposals in favor of the war. They want to allocate EU funds to Ukraine. They want to accelerate the adhesion of Ukraine with all sorts of legal makeup. They want to finance weapons deliveries. All proposals show that Brussels wants to go to war». This is the message published yesterday on social networks by an alarmed Viktor OrbanHungarian Prime Minister, shortly after the start of the top of the European political community in Copenhagen.
The purpose of the assembly was immediately clarified by the landlady, the Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen: «Safety in Europe and our need to regain us are at the center of the discussions, including Ukraine. President Zelensky will participate in our discussions ».
No sooner said than done. So much so that the Ukrainian president immediately stressed that Kiev’s soldiers are now in Denmark to take “the first step on the path to a effective wall against dronesto protect all of Europe “.
Another theme very dear to the President is adhesion to the European Union, where, according to Zelensky, Kiev “needs concrete progress. Ukraine has completed the screening process, we are ready to open cluster 1 and this must be done, exactly as agreed. “
Orban against everyone
However, the aforementioned Hungarian Prime Minister did not agree on this point (so much so that yesterday’s summit could also be summarized as “Orban against everyone”), who had already reiterated on Wednesday His “no” to the accelerated adhesion of Kiev to the EU, a position confirmed even today.
That the relationships between Hungary and Ukraine are certainly not new, it is instead the Social Batibecco between Orban and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tuskwith the latter who, responding to the Hungarian, said on X as “It was Russia who triggered the war against Ukraine. It was she who decided that we live in war time. And in a moment like this, the only question is which side you are on. “
Orban’s answer was immediate: «Russia is at war. Ukraine is at war. Hungary no. I understand that you are firmly on the side of Ukraine, but please understand that we are firmly on the side of Hungary. Your question is: who will win the war between Russia and Ukraine? My question is: how we can end the war, save tens of thousands of lives and guarantee the safety of the Hungarians ».
The informal title of “Orban against everyone“However, it was once again confirmed by an exclusive news reported by Bloomberg, according to which the German Chancellor Friedrich Merzduring the Informal European Council on Wednesday, would have attacked the Hungarian Prime Minister accusing him of having made the discussions on the security needs of the block.
Kidnapping of Russian assets
What is certain, however, is that after the initial hesitation, the chancellor now seems to approve the idea of using Russian assets through a “repair loan” to be shot at Ukraine: “I will support any road that allows you to use Russian assets to continue helping Ukrainian”.
Even even saying it, The Hungarian premier is against the ideathis time, however, the Belgian colleague, Bart de Wever, and the European Central Bank, who at least for the moment, continues to suggest caution, are manifrte.
Putin’s words in Valdai
Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual speech at the Valdai forum in Sochi, using the platform to launch sharp criticism to European leaders and reiterate his vision of a multipolar world. “The elites of united Europe continue to feed hysteria“Said Putin, calling” senseless “the idea that Russia is about to attack Europe and advising European leaders to” relax and sleep peacefully, thinking about their problems “.
Despite the apparently relaxing tones, Putin has warned that Russia is “monitoring the rearmament of Europe closely” and that Moscow “will respond decisive to every threat to its sovereignty”.
The Russian leader categorically rejected the hypothesis of an attack on NATO, calling it “inconceivable and senseless”but he simultaneously argued that all the countries of the alliance “are at war with us”, stating that “NATO instructors control every action of the Ukrainian Armed Forces”.
Putin’s intervention once again confirmed the Kremlin approach, which considers the Ukrainian conflict not as a territorial question, but as part of a wider clash to redefine the world orderwith Russia determined to establish a multipolar system, an idea that finds different countries of global South more and more agrees.
