Stressing that a Trump victory is something that “I not only believe in but I also read the numbers that way,” the Hungarian leader said that “we [in Europe] need to realize that if there will be a pro-peace president in America … then Europe cannot remain pro-war.”
Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine “very quickly” if he wins the election, thanks to his “very good relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former U.S. president made the pledge in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 27.
Speaking to supporters at a rally in Michigan on Saturday, Trump complained that the U.S. is “being taken advantage of by every country all over the world, including our allies. And in many cases, our allies are worse than our so-called enemies,” he added.
On Thursday, Orbán wrote on social media that he had a phone call with Trump in which he wished the Republican candidate “the best of luck” in the election.