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When asked on Monday, January 5, for his opinion on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's abduction by the US army, Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban responded with unusual caution. "It happened, and we are considering whether this is good or bad for Hungary," the Hungarian leader said in his annual press conference, looking uneasy as he faced several questions about the weekend's dramatic military operation.

While he usually expresses boundless admiration for the US president, this time, Orban limited himself to saying that the American desire to seize control of Venezuela's oil sector "could lead to a drop in oil prices," without making his own position clear. Although Hungary was the only European Union member state to refuse to sign a joint European statement, which was drafted the day before and called for "respecting the will of the Venezuelan people," Orban downplayed this abstention, instead attributing it to his broader opposition to any kind of common EU foreign policy.

Orban's hesitancy signaled the broader discomfort that has gripped Europe's far right as they face the spectacular return of American imperialism, especially among parties whose founding ideologies involved condemning alleged US influence over governing parties and elites. These far-right parties now find themselves in the highly uncomfortable position of having to comment on a blatant act of armed foreign intervention, though one conducted by their ideological ally, an administration that had previously vowed to stop interfering in world affairs.

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Orban only now realizing that Hungary will again be part of the Russian empire…

[–] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Anything but EU dictatorship /s

[–] manxu@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's always funny to see the International Cabal of Nationalists scratch their heads when they realize they all think alike, but that involves taking away each other's toy.

The International Cabal of Nationalists is as smart as the Global Alliance of Flat Earthers.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The good thing is that, when Trump or Putin go down, the leaders of the Nationalist International will all swirl down the plughole right after them. And let it be very soon.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 2 points 2 days ago

May 2026 be the year 🤞. All we need is for Trump to cause one more House member to quit or one of the elderly or obese republicans to kick it and he's a lame duck. Putin is starting to run out of funding options and Cold War equipment reserves, let's hope it really starts to unravel for him.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 10 points 2 days ago

Oh come now, ya'll were torqued. What? You didn't think the beast would consume you, too?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Europe realizing just how hungry this particular leopard is...

[–] Laser@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

Note that while you're statement is generally true, this particular case is about Hungary. Their current political party relies heavily on anti-EU rhetorics. So while for other countries, the issue is that they didn't act sooner, Hungary has officially embraced Russian and US politics under Trump. But you cannot serve two masters....

“It’s not right, I wanted to do an imperialism!”