Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wished a speedy recovery to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, adding that the attack was „all the more painful” because of the significance of the upcoming elections. Slovakia had started on the way to peace, „and that was great help for Hungary. We have lost that support now,” he said. Suggesting a link between the assassination attempt and the war „would not be unjustified”, Orbán said, adding that „forceful centres of power have an interest in a continued Russia-Ukraine war.” „There have not been many [countries] speaking in the voice of peace … apart from Hungary it has been the Vatican, and Slovakia has just turned in the direction of the peace camp,” Orbán said. Referring to the attack on the Slovak prime minister, he said „one of those countries has dropped out, which means that Hungary must double its efforts and its work will become more difficult in Brussels, in fights with pro-war politicians.” While an investigation into the assassination attempt is under way, „it is certain that the perpetrator was progressive, leftist, and pro-war,” he insisted. Therefore, „assumptions of a link between the attempt and war are not unjustified; there are great forces behind pro-war politicians … from the Soros empire through weapon manufacturers, lenders, the top dogs and forceful power centres have an interest in a continued and escalating war,” he said.
Orbán suggested that the assassination attempt coincided with „other developments showing preparations for war”. „The pro-war camp are in negotiations; that is when the head of the Soros empire and the American secretary of state have gone to Kyiv, and want to give more and more money to Ukraine,” he said. „The ink hasn’t even dried on the agreement aimed at providing aid to Ukraine from a joint EU loan and NATO is already organising a mission to Ukraine, proposing to ensure a further 100 billion dollar financing for the war,” he said. Meanwhile, he warned that „NATO is not a charity of peace corps but a defence alliance, and it had better not prepare for a military mission outside the territory of NATO countries.” The Hungarian government, he added, needed to make „serious efforts to prevent Hungary from being dragged into the war”. The war „cannot be resolved on the battlefield … settlement can only be achieved through a ceasefire and at the negotiating table, therefore politicians must take over the command from generals,” Orbán said. „Let diplomats again take over from the soldiers,” he said.
The war in Ukraine destroys the economy, Orbán said, pointing to „wartime prices”, higher interest rates and energy prices, as well as more expensive shipping in Europe, which he said were all to be paid by citizens. „Those for peace must not be afraid; they must face the Soros empire, and if necessary, American foreign policy, and they must make clear that it is in Europe’s interest that the parties return to the negotiating table rather than keep pushing for a hopeless military solution,” the prime minister said.