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Hungary: Brussels prepares for war – and Europeans will pay the price

The new cold war

Published today 10:19
– By Editorial Staff
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó sounds the alarm: EU leadership under Ursula von der Leyen is sacrificing Europe for Ukraine.
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“Brussels is preparing for war and they want Europeans to pay the price”, writes Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in a harsh attack against the EU’s new seven-year budget.

He warns that the union’s power holders are prioritizing Ukraine’s military over Europe’s own and very urgent problems.

In the post, published ahead of the informal EU summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Szijjártó emphasized that Europe’s security and economic situation has deteriorated sharply as a result of failed decisions in Brussels.

“Brussels is preparing for war, and they want Europeans, including Hungarians, to pay the price. The proposed budget for the next seven years is much more about Ukraine than about the European Union itself”, wrote Szijjártó.

He described the draft as “a Ukraine budget”, focused on arming the country and keeping its state structure alive, while Europe’s own urgent needs are neglected. Instead, Brussels should address declining competitiveness, secure energy supply, and rebuild the foundations for European growth, he argued.

“But instead, the European Commission wants to send European taxpayers’ money – including Hungarians’ money – to Ukraine, to finance the Ukrainian state and military”, the minister warned.

Wants to see “patriotic shift”

Szijjártó emphasized that Hungary rejects the idea that the country’s citizens’ money should be used for war efforts.

“We don’t want Hungarian taxpayers’ money to be sent to Ukraine, we don’t want it to be spent on war, and we don’t want it to cover the arming and operation of the Ukrainian military”, Szijjártó explained further.

The minister concluded by stating that the EU can only change course if a “patriotic shift” occurs in Brussels.

“Until then, Brussels will remain committed to pro-war, pro-migration, and pro-gender policies. But we don’t want war, we don’t want migration, we don’t want gender madness, and we don’t want Hungarians’ money to be siphoned off to Ukraine”, he wrote.

The day before Szijjártó’s statement, on September 30, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán directed harsh criticism at Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a post on X.

“Dear Donald Tusk, You may think that you are at war with Russia, but Hungary is not. Neither is the European Union. You are playing a dangerous game with the lives and security of millions of Europeans. This is very bad!” Orbán emphasized.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/stoltenbergs-call-sacrifice-welfare-to-stop-putin/

World

Stoltenberg’s call: Sacrifice welfare to stop Putin

The war in Ukraine

Published yesterday 16:26
– By Editorial Staff
Jens Stoltenberg meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Norway’s finance minister and former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that Western Europe must continue sending billions to Ukraine – even if this comes at the expense of citizens’ healthcare and welfare.

— I know that one additional billion to Ukraine or one billion extra to national defense is one billion less to other good purposes like health, education and infrastructure. But we must remember that the highest cost is to let Putin win, said Stoltenberg during the conference Warsaw Security Forum on Tuesday.

Stoltenberg, who led the US-led military alliance from 2014 to 2024, is now Norway’s finance minister and during the forum he revealed that Norway under his leadership has tripled military support to Ukraine and significantly increased its own defense spending.

His statements align with the military alliance’s current Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has previously urged member countries to cut welfare in order to increase support to Kiev further.

Stoltenberg was NATO chief when the Ukraine conflict escalated into a full-scale war in February 2022. Even before the invasion, he had pushed for Ukrainian NATO membership and NATO-adapted infrastructure in the country – measures that according to Russia provoked the war.

“Starting to talk about a third world war”

After the 2022 invasion, Stoltenberg intensified demands that Ukraine should be admitted to the alliance and urged member countries to increase their military and financial support to the country.

Several Western European governments have dramatically increased their military spending over the past year, citing the alleged threat from Russia. At the same time, many European countries are struggling with strained welfare systems and demands for savings at home.

Moscow categorically denies plans to attack NATO or EU countries and claims that these allegations are used as a pretext to justify military investments at the expense of welfare.

— Some officials in NATO and the EU are beginning to seriously talk about a third world war as a potential scenario, warns Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, accusing the West of fueling anti-Russian hysteria.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/orban-brussels-talks-about-peace-but-plans-war/

World

Orbán: Brussels talks about peace but plans war

The new cold war

Published 30 September 2025
– By Editorial Staff
"Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, and we will not be pushed onto that path", promises Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accuses EU leaders of forcing member states into war against Russia and compares Brussels to communist-era oppression.

— When Brussels speaks of European peace, it actually means war, he says, warning that young Europeans will be sent to the front if the leaders get their way.

In a speech delivered this week during a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Orbán directed sharp criticism at EU leadership and claimed it is openly preparing for war while talking about peace.

— Just like the old empires that oppressed us, the European union has now turned itself into a war project, emphasized the Hungarian Prime Minister.

— In Brussels they openly declare that the task of the coming decade is to defeat Russia on the eastern Front. This means that every European person, every European business, and every European nation state should serve this goal, if they belong to the union, Orbán said.

The Hungarian leader argued that this is something Hungary opposes, but that the EU is still trying to force this agenda upon them.

— We Hungarians do not want this, yet they want to force it upon us, my friends, this is called oppression.

Draws parallels to communist era

Orbán drew parallels to the communist era and argued that today’s EU resembles the oppression of that time.

— We are not surprised, we have seen this before. I remember how in the communist times, they spoke of freedom, they even called the newspaper by that name. Now when Brussels speaks of European peace, it actually means war.

He emphasized that both Hungarians and Slovaks have their own experience of war’s consequences.

— Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, they young are taken to the front, our assets are sooner or later seized and channeled into war aims, and then economic misery follows as we pray the front does not reach us, because then no stone will be left standing.

“They are all agents of Brussels”

Orbán also attacked what he describes as Brussels’ political representatives in Central Europe, including in Hungary.

— The political representatives of Brussels war are present in every central European country and they are at work here in Hungary as well. They are easy to recognize: aggressive, violent, threatening. They are all agents of Brussels. Manufacturing fake news, spreading slander and whispering propaganda with the goal of destabilization.

Despite the harsh rhetoric, Orbán concluded with a call for unity and reflection.

— We live in a time when sobriety, calmness and composure are needed and we must repeat again and again that we believe in the power of love and unity.
Whoever learns from the past will protect the future.

“Know what war means”

On the social media platform X, Orbán further developed his criticism.

“Brussels has turned the EU into a war project. They speak of peace but prepare for war, trying to force all nations into their agenda”, he wrote, adding:

“Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, and we will not be pushed onto that path. We choose sovereignty, and the power of love and unity over oppression”.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/georgias-prime-minister-the-west-is-trying-to-stage-a-coup/

World

Georgia’s Prime Minister: The West is trying to stage a coup

The new cold war

Published 24 September 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Georgian Prime Minister Kobakhidze warns that the demonstrations could lead to the same chaos as in Ukraine.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accuses foreign intelligence services of financing the anti-government protests and warns that they are trying to stage a coup similar to the one in Ukraine in 2014.

The statement comes after growing pressure from Western governments and domestic protests, which have condemned what they regard as Georgia’s departure from the country’s planned path toward EU membership.

At Monday’s press conference, Kobakhidze drew parallels to the Euromaidan protests in Kiev and directed sharp criticism at opposition parties.

— A revolution orchestrated by a foreign agency will not occur in Georgia; we will not permit it. We possess all the necessary resources to prevent this, said Kobakhidze to journalists.

The prime minister repeatedly emphasized the connection to the events in Ukraine in 2014 and what followed thereafter.

— All of this is orchestrated by foreign special services, just as it was during the Maidan. You remember how those protests were financed by foreign intelligence agencies, and you also recall what followed for Ukraine, he said.

“Must expose all external interference”

Kobakhidze claimed that the Ukrainian state has collapsed and that the country has endured two wars – both triggered by revolutions financed from abroad.

— Of course, we cannot allow such a scenario to unfold in Georgia. We simply do not have the resources for that. That’s why we must expose any such external financing and interference, the prime minister emphasized.

Georgia, which is a former Soviet republic, has in recent years come into conflict with the EU over the country’s democratic development and reform work.

The Euromaidan protests in Kiev began in November 2013 after Ukraine’s government suspended plans for an association agreement with the EU. The demonstrations, which received extensive Western support, then escalated during the winter.

Over a hundred people were killed in the clashes and in February 2014, President Viktor Yanukovych and his pro-Russian administration were forced to resign and were quickly replaced by a US- and EU-backed government.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/moldovas-ex-president-eu-wants-to-use-us-as-cannon-fodder-against-russia/

World

Moldova’s ex-president: EU wants to use us as cannon fodder against Russia

The new cold war

Published 23 September 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The West wants to use Moldova as a "platform" in a war against Russia, according to Dodon.
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Moldova’s former president Igor Dodon warns that his country risks being drawn into a potential war between the West and Moscow as the country’s current government builds up the military and moves closer to the EU and NATO.

The pro-Russian Dodon launches a sharp attack against EU plans for his homeland and warns that the country could be used as a battlefield in a future conflict with Russia.

— It is clear that Europe is preparing for war with Russia, says Dodon in an interview with the Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti on Sunday.

The former president, who led Moldova between 2016 and 2020 and now leads the opposition against President Maia Sandu’s Western-oriented government, draws parallels to the situation in Ukraine.

— It is clear that in this situation, they strategically need certain countries nearby that they can use as platforms for war. They want to use Moldova as cannon fodder, as yet another country to use against Russia, he says.

Increased military spending in EU

Dodon’s statement comes after EU countries have dramatically increased their defense budgets since Russia entered Ukraine in 2022. The bloc has agreed to invest 800 billion euros by 2030 through the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative.

Several EU politicians have also warned of the “Russian threat” – claims that Moscow has consistently dismissed as “nonsense” and assured that it has no aggressive plans against the EU.

Moldova, a former Soviet republic with approximately 2.5 million inhabitants located between Romania and Ukraine, “absolutely does not need” to be drawn into such a conflict, Dodon emphasizes.

Military buildup in Moldova

The former president points to several signs that concern him. In recent years, Moldova has significantly increased its military budget, announced plans to build a new military base outside the capital Chișinău, and invested in expensive radar stations.

— All this is being done for a reason, Dodon states.

President Maia Sandu has painted a completely different picture of the situation. In a speech to the European Parliament earlier this month, she claimed that EU membership “is a matter of survival” for Moldova and accused Russia of having “unleashed its full arsenal of hybrid attacks” against the country.

EU candidate alongside Ukraine

Moldova was granted EU candidate status in 2022, at the same time as Ukraine. Sandu has also opened up to the possibility that the country could give up its neutrality and join “a larger alliance,” although she did not specifically mention NATO.

The Russian intelligence service SVR warned in July that NATO is shaping Moldova into a military “battering ram” against Russia. The intelligence service accused Sandu of having sold out the nation’s interests to the West and described her rule as a “comprador regime” – a term used for local leaders who are considered to serve foreign interests at the expense of their own country.

Moldova has since independence in 1991 tried to balance between the West and Russia, but the country has in recent years taken clear steps closer to the EU and away from Moscow’s sphere of influence.

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Igor Dodon was Moldova's president from 2016-2020 and is currently the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. During his presidency, he held regular meetings with Vladimir Putin and worked toward closer relations with Russia.

In the 2020 presidential election, he lost to Maia Sandu, who was the EU's and USA's preferred candidate. Following his electoral defeat, he has faced corruption charges and other allegations, which he dismisses as politically motivated and an attempt to silence him.

Dodon advocates for Moldova's constitutional neutrality and opposes NATO and EU membership. He argues that the country should balance between East and West to avoid conflicts.

The Socialist Party is one of Moldova's largest opposition parties, and Dodon continues to be a central figure in Moldovan politics as a representative of the segment of the population that opposes increased Western influence.

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