US Vice President Vance, who visited Orban, attacked most other EU leaders: they made a huge mistake

“US Vice President J. D. Vance, during a visit to Hungary on Tuesday, accused the European Union of “foreign interference in the election.”

 

J. D. Vance praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as “the only visionary leader in Europe on energy security and independence.”

 

J. D. Vance was outspoken in his criticism of other EU leaders. According to him, “it is ridiculous to watch the prime ministers and leaders of some Western European capitals talking about the energy crisis, when, frankly, they should be guided by the policies that Viktor Orban is implementing in Hungary.”

 

“And if they had done that, the energy crisis we are experiencing now would not be so severe,” the US vice president said.

 

“We want Europe to succeed. We want European families to be able to afford to heat their homes and to create great things. We want Europe to be energy independent and even dominant, but it will not be energy secure if it continues to follow the failed policies of the past.

 

That is why I think Victor is a great example. He has set a course that can lead to a better, more prosperous and more energy secure Europe,” said J.D. Vance.

 

J.D. Vance also launched a tirade against “one of the most egregious examples of foreign election interference I have ever seen.” He attacked “the bureaucrats in Brussels who are trying to destroy the Hungarian economy.”

 

“They did it because they hate this guy,” said the US vice president, condemning such involvement as “shameful.”

 

Vance advised Hungarian voters to focus not on “who is for or against Europe, not who is for or against the United States, but who is for them and for all the Hungarian people.”

 

“I can tell you from my own experience that I see a guy who always fights for the interests of Hungary,” Vance said.

 

As if oblivious to the apparent contradiction in his own comments, the US vice president concluded his lengthy speech praising Orbán with the words: “One of the reasons we are here, one of the reasons the US president sent me here, is that the level of interference in the process by the bureaucrats in Brussels is disgraceful. I will not tell the Hungarian people who to vote for. I urge the bureaucrats in Brussels to do the same.”

 

J. D. Vance also hinted at what lies ahead for Ukraine: “I really think that it is in the best interest of Ukraine, Europe, Hungary and the United States to see this war end as soon as possible.”

 

According to him, the European Union “made a huge mistake” by distancing itself from oil and gas from the East.

 

“The seeds of this conflict were sown before the hostilities began, they were sown when European leaders decided to choose one specific energy economy and to distance themselves from oil and natural gas coming from the East. It was a huge mistake then, and it is clearly a huge mistake now,” he said.

 

"It's very funny to me when I hear people accuse, you know, my president of being pro-Russian. My president has done more to try to help Europe with energy and liquefied natural gas than anyone else in the world, and that weakens Russia, because we would like our allies and our friends to develop smart energy policies and their people to pay less. And if, God forbid, there is a conflict, they can count on us for energy more than anyone else," J. D. Vance emphasized.

 

J. D. Vance arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, where he was met by Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. His trip is seen as a support for Prime Minister V. Orban in the final stages of the election campaign, writes ELTA.

 

The US government already provided support for the election campaign of right-wing nationalist V. Orban in February. He maintains close relations with US President Donald Trump and Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin and has taken a pro-Russian stance in the Ukraine war.

 

Then US Secretary of State Marc Rubio visited Budapest, demonstratively supporting the controversial head of government.

 

“I can tell you with certainty that President Trump is very interested in your success, because your success is our success,” Rubio said during a joint press conference with Orbán.

 

Hungary will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday. Orbán’s Fidesz party, which has been in power without interruption since 2010, is trailing sharply in polls from the Tisza party of opposition politician Peter Magyar.”