"Hungary is playing in Putin's team": Estonia calls for Orbán to be stripped of voting rights in the EU
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Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called for a tough stance on Viktor Orbán. He proposed applying Article 7 of the EU Treaty to "block" the Hungarian Prime Minister.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes it is possible to deprive Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of the right to vote in the European Union in order to prevent a split in Europe. This is reported by UNN with reference to an interview with the diplomat in Rheinische Post.
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Tsahkna, in particular, called on Europeans to take a tougher stance on Orbán.
Let's be honest: in order to be divided, you need two big sides. With Hungary, we have a very weak country that plays on Putin's team, not on our European team.
According to the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry, the only way to "block" Orbán is to apply Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for the possibility of depriving a member state of the right to vote if its membership threatens the security of Europe and other members.
This is exactly what Orbán is doing. We have such an opportunity, and I think it is getting closer and closer.
He also called Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a "liar" and called for the confiscation of frozen Russian assets.
Recall
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto agreed to hold another round of consultations between the two countries. According to the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the meeting should take place this week.