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Hungarian EU Commissioner: Whoever wants to be an EU ally should not go to Russia
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Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy, said on Wednesday that “the allies of the European Union do not visit Russia”. Of course, this was not meant for Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It was meant for Milorad Dodik, leader of Republika Srpska.
Allies of the EU do not go to Russia…
Olivér Várhelyi warned on Wednesday that “the allies of the European Union do not visit Russia.” Várhelyi was referring to the fact that Milorad Dodik, the leader of Republika Srpska, has announced that he will travel to Moscow next week to discuss economic cooperation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reports.
“We need Bosnia-Herzegovina to be our ally,” Várhelyi said at a press conference in Sarajevo. In response to a journalist’s question, he said, “our allies are not going to Russia, that is my message. Those who want to be our allies should not go to Russia.”
…except when it’s us
As Telex writes, Várhelyi’s statement may come as a surprise in light of the fact that it is the members of the Hungarian government who have visited Russia several times since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Among the EU ministers, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has been to Moscow particularly often in the past year.
“Falling on DEAF Ears” in Hungary’s case.
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How dare the EU making such an idiotic statement. People can and should travel where they wish to go. Dictatorship is never acceptable.
Every country can choose its’ own policies and decide who it wants to meet with. When you belong to an organization such as the EU that has a foreign policy you are required to conduct yourself within the common foreign policy structure. The EU has no place for allies of Russia particularly while Russia launches are war in Europe. Hungary chose to belong to a club. Abide by its’ rules or leave and then meet with whoever you want.