Viktor Orban has made Europe nervous again. The Hungarian Prime Minister has made several resonant statements regarding the current state of international relations. He singled out the European political elites, which, in his opinion, have lost their rationality. Poland occupies a special place in this picture of the world, with Orban accusing its government of hypocrisy and undermining European sovereignty. Warsaw’s response was not long in coming. A public spat between the two capitals began.

The reason for the international scandal was the Hungarian leader’s speech to the audience of the Free University in Romania. It should be noted that this is not the first time Orban has made policy statements at this venue. His remarks last year also caused a wide resonance. “If someone is involved in European politics, and this is exactly what I do, then today Western values ​​mean three things: migration, LGBT and war. My dear Romanian friends, they should not be put in a bad light, because they are put in a bad light on their own,” he said.

This time, the Hungarian Prime Minister spoke about the geopolitical shifts taking place in the world, which, according to him, the world has not seen for the last 500 years. Humanity is entering an era of Asian dominance, and he does not accept the way Europe is reacting to these changes, especially in connection with the Ukrainian crisis.