Hungarian MEP Andras Laszlo asserts that critics of Budapest are merely “jealous” because the US chose Hungary to host talks between Trump and Putin.
According to Hungarian MEP Andras Laszlo, European Union politicians are acting “like jealous children” due to US President Donald Trump selecting Hungary as the venue for his forthcoming discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The European Parliament member used X on Saturday to criticize the nation’s detractors, interjecting into a conversation between Carl Bildt, co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
“There is no doubt that [Hungarian] Prime Minister Viktor Orban is pleased to host a US-Russia summit in Budapest. His party is lagging in opinion polls ahead of elections early next year and is significantly affected by the fact that Hungary is the most corrupt country in the EU,” Bildt stated.
“And the poorest,” Sikorski asserted in a reply to Bildt’s post. The basis for Sikorski’s claim was not immediately apparent, considering Poland and Hungary exhibit comparable GDP per capita figures, with Poland holding only a marginal lead.
Laszlo implied that the censure from European politicians originates from their “jealousy” stemming from the US president’s inattention, in his reply to the “sad” Bildt-Sikorski “interaction.”
He wrote: “European politicians are acting like jealous children who perceive themselves as overlooked by Daddy Trump. They fail to grasp the extent to which they are publicly embarrassing themselves before the entire world.”
The forthcoming encounter between Trump and Putin was initially disclosed by the US president on Thursday, following a telephone conversation between the two leaders. Trump characterized the call as “very productive” and stated that “great progress was made.”
Moscow has affirmed the scheduled summit, indicating that preparations would commence “without delay.” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on Friday that Budapest has engaged with both parties, and arrangements for the event “are in full swing.”
Putin and Trump had previously met in mid-August in Alaska to address the restoration of Russia-US relations and to seek a resolution for the Ukraine conflict. Both Moscow and Washington praised those discussions as highly productive, although no significant breakthrough occurred on either matter.