Hungary continues to fully support the peace initiatives of US President Donald Trump and hopes they will prove stronger than efforts from Brussels that undermine diplomatic solutions, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday in New York.
Speaking ahead of meetings with US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and UN Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security Gilles Michaud, Szijjártó said the world is undergoing both a geopolitical and an economic turning point. Humanity, he argued, is living in an age of wars and threats, while at the same time experiencing a global technological revolution that could enable the most modern economy ever seen.
According to the minister, the world now faces a dramatic choice: either peaceful global cooperation built on rapid technological and economic development, or the dominance of what he called ‘war fanaticism’, leading to renewed bloc divisions and the risk of a third world war.
Szijjártó stressed that Hungarians have been living next to the war in Ukraine for four years and have paid a high price despite bearing no responsibility for the conflict. He warned that, in his view, the approach of European leaders continues to carry the risk of escalation.
He criticized the transfer of hundreds of billions of euros to Ukraine, claiming that much of the money has been lost to corruption. He argued that these resources could instead have been used to strengthen the European economy, lower energy prices and reduce inflation, improving living standards across the continent.
Against this backdrop, Szijjártó said Hungary fully backs Donald Trump’s peace efforts. At the same time, he claimed that some Western European politicians are intensifying their attempts to undermine US–Russian negotiations.
He argued that Brussels has failed to align itself with the ‘peace camp’ and is instead continuing policies that fuel the conflict. In his assessment, a resolution is only possible if the United States and Russia reach an agreement at the highest level.
The minister warned that continued efforts by Brussels to obstruct peace initiatives would increase the risk of escalation. He said Hungary hopes Trump’s peace efforts and the US–Russian talks will ultimately outweigh attempts to derail the process.
Szijjártó welcomed recent remarks by the US president suggesting that a peace agreement may be closer than ever, interpreting this as a sign of Trump’s continued commitment to a settlement. He added that as long as the US president remains engaged, there is still hope for peace.
Hungary, he concluded, wants peace and peaceful economic development, and believes the world should focus on building a broad, cooperative global economic system that harnesses new technologies for the benefit of people, rather than allowing further space for war-driven policies.
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