Europe will have to rethink its support for Ukraine if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday, because the continent “will not be able to bear the burden of war alone” .

Orban opposes military aid to Ukraine and has made clear that he believes Trump shares his views and will negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine.

He is backing former President Trump, the Republican candidate, to beat Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s US election.

“We (in Europe) have to understand that if there is a president who favors peace in America, which I not only believe in, but I also read the numbers that way, (…) if what we “Let’s wait for this to happen and for America to become pro-peace,” he added. peace, then Europe cannot remain pro-war,” Orban said.

Ukraine will be high on the agenda of the meeting of European leaders in Budapest next week, he said, referring to a meeting of the European Political Community and a more informal meeting of leaders of the EU which should take place.

“Europe cannot bear the burden of (the war) alone, and if the Americans opt for peace, then we must also adapt, and this is what we will discuss in Budapest,” Orban said.

Europe is concerned about the impact of the US election result on the war in Ukraine and on the security of the continent.

Orban has angered Brussels because of his close ties to Russia and his opposition to aid to Ukraine.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in July that the Hungarian government saw Trump as a “chance for peace” in Ukraine.

In July, Orban said his team was helping Trump aides with their policies related to families and migration. On Thursday, he called Trump to wish him luck ahead of Tuesday’s election.

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