Speaking at a podium discussion at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), Szijjarto said Hungary was currently the only European country with strong ties in both directions. "No leader other than Prime Minister Viktor Orban is a welcome guest in the United States, China, and Russia alike," he said.

"This will be an incredible advantage for us after the war. I still believe the post-war period will be shaped by an agreement among great powers, as has historically been the case. In this new world order, defined by those powers, we can be certain that Hungary remains the sole European nation capable of building relationships based on mutual respect with those who will shape it."

He added that countries failing to maintain such ties due to "ideologically driven foreign policy strategies" would start from behind in the coming competition.

Szijjarto cited Hungary's exemption from recent US sanctions on the Russian energy sector as a direct benefit of these relationships, ensuring the country's continued energy security.

"At one point, we were told we could not buy oil from Russia. The prime minister went to Washington, and now we can. Then he went to Moscow and secured the necessary quantities. Finally, he travelled to Istanbul to confirm the transport route," he said.

The minister criticised the EU's REPowerEU regulation, designed to block Russian energy imports, arguing that energy supply had become a "political and ideological issue" rather than a physical and geographical matter. "Homes are still heated with gas, and petrol is still made from oil, both best transported by pipeline," he said. "No amount of press conferences or clever statements has ever heated a home."

He warned that Brussels' plans, if implemented, would create significant problems, particularly for Hungary and Slovakia, but ultimately for all of Europe.

Under the regulation, Hungary would lose one of its two current oil pipelines, leaving only the route through Croatia, which he called unreliable and five times more expensive since the war began. "Every test we've run on this pipeline has failed after about two hours," he insisted.

He said the situation was similarly dire for gas, with Ukraine's closure of transit routes and the potential loss of the TurkStream pipeline reducing Hungary's annual gas import capacity by 26.5 billion cubic metres.

Szijjarto also questioned the logic behind the EU's approach: "What argument can I possibly give the Hungarian people for paying more for less reliable energy? None, in my view."

He concluded by welcoming what he called a global "patriotic revolution", accelerated by Donald Trump's election as US president.

"The European liberal elite has made it a priority to sideline us. They know that removing a patriotic Hungarian government would make it far easier to achieve their goals -- dragging Europe into war, importing migrants, and promoting gender ideology. Without us, these plans would face little resistance," he said.

"That's why next April's elections are so crucial. We must ensure we are not removed from the equation, or this madness will spread unchecked."

Szijjarto said Hungary, for now, stood alone in opposing these trends, making it a prime target for the mainstream elite. "They want to clear us out of the way," he said. "We must not let that happen."

 

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