Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an interview with the paper "Magyar Nemzet", announced that Russia's war with Ukraine would end in 2025. The politician presented 2 scenarios for ending the conflict, while pointing to the serious economical consequences of the war, which affected not only Hungary but Europe as a whole.
Orban on the effects of war on the economy of Hungary
In consequence to questions about economical stagnation in the country, Prime Minister Orban stressed that the war in Ukraine has a key impact on the current state of the economy. “Hungary survived 3 years of war. We have tried to get ahead of a series and even to any degree reverse the war situation in our favor, but no 1 in Europe has succeeded. Everyone suffered during the war, all economy. An crucial accomplishment is that Hungary did not sink into the same state, especially in terms of competitiveness as most European economies," said the Prime Minister.
Orban announced that his government was prepared for next year, and economical growth is to be guaranteed in 2025. "(Then – ed.) alternatively of the war policy, peace policy will return and we will have large economical success again," he assured.
Two war ending scenarios
During the interview Viktor Orban presented his imagination of ending the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, the war will end in 2025 in 1 of 2 ways:
- Peace negotiations – the parties to the conflict will scope an agreement that will enable the armed forces to be completed.
- Defeat 1 side – any of the fighting parties will win a decisive victory, forcing the end of the war.
The Prime Minister expressed the belief that regardless of the scenario, the conflict would end in 2025.
Support for Ukraine and challenges for Europe
In a Friday interview with a Hungarian public radio, Orban recalled that the support for Ukraine had already been EUR 300 billion. He pointed out that ending the conflict was Europe's primary economical interest. "Those who are further from the war can make at a much faster pace than we Europeans who are nearby," said the Hungarian Prime Minister. He besides expressed hope that European leaders were aware of the request to end the war.
Orban noted that the frustration of the current situation is increasing in Hungary. "People have had adequate of this state of war, adequate of inflation, adequate of sanctions. Citizens want their national economies to return to the way of development," added the Prime Minister.
Analysis of Orban's forecast
Viktor Orban's announcements will meet mixed expert responses. any point out that the projections for the end of the war are besides optimistic, considering the complexity of the conflict and the engagement of global players. Others point out, however, that a realistic view of possible scenarios can be an impulse for diplomatic action.
No substance which script is true, 1 thing is certain: the end of the war in Ukraine remains a precedence for economical and political stableness in Europe.
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Orban indicates 2 conflict ending scenarios in Ukraine
