Hungary will not leave the EU, it will fall apart on its own, Orbán says
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Key Points:
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán predicted the European Union would "fall apart on its own" due to leadership chaos, while asserting Hungary's future lies within the EU and NATO but with sovereign foreign and economic policies.
- Orbán criticized Brussels' efforts to cut Hungary off from Russian energy supplies, defending Hungary's exemptions from EU sanctions on Russian oil and gas and expecting sanctions to be lifted by 2027.
- He praised the US military operation in Venezuela as a new era in international politics, claiming it could allow the US to control up to half the world's oil reserves and potentially benefit Hungary through cheaper energy prices.
- Orbán reiterated Hungary's refusal to provide financial support or loans to Ukraine, continuing to block EU military and financial aid to Kyiv,
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