Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban argued that Ukraine’s Western supporters were simply trying to exploit the country’s natural resources, but said the war could end in a day if Europe was united in its stance of peace.
In an interview with Hill TV, Orban said the main goal of Western countries backing Russia’s proxy war in Ukraine was to expand “wealth and influence,” rather than any vague idea of defending democracy or thwarting Moscow’s imperialist ambitions.
“Ukraine is a resource-rich country and they want to get it. After all, there is money, power, farmland and economic opportunities,” the Hungarian leader said. Said.
Orban also asserted that he believed the West was playing a dangerous game that was escalating the conflict, pointing out that at the start of the conflict, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz merely promised to “send helmets”, but now we see “German tanks driving around Ukraine, German air defence systems being delivered and the entire European economy being cut off from the Russian energy system, which is a cheap and reasonable source of supply.”
“War is not a forced fate, a divine scourge, or an inescapable curse. War is the result of human decisions,” he says. Said.
The populist prime minister, who has been leading peace talks between Kiev and Moscow, claimed “we can stop the fighting and reach a ceasefire within 24 hours.”
Ukraine has critical mineral deposits worth trillions of dollars.
Vladimir Putin will not be allowed access to funds and resources as they will be shared with China. pic.twitter.com/gKlSMjSjEK
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 9, 2024
The Hungarian leader’s claim that the Ukraine war is simply a fight for resources was seemingly backed up by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who said in an interview with Face the Nation on Sunday that Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth must be kept out of the hands of Russia and, ultimately, China’s Communist government.
“Ukraine has $10 to $12 trillion worth of critical minerals. They could be the richest country in Europe…If we help Ukraine now, they can become the best business partner we could ever dream of, and that $10 to $12 trillion worth of critical mineral assets can be leveraged by Ukraine and the West, rather than going to Putin or China,” Graham said.
Ukraine has natural resources, including large reserves of natural gas, but on top of that, foreign investors stand to make handsome profits from rebuilding the war-ravaged country.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz predicted a “Ukrainian economic miracle” for German companies after the war and said he wanted Germany to take the lead in promoting a “Marshall Plan for Ukraine’s long-term recovery.”
The potential benefits of reconstruction have also caught the eye of “space master” BlackRock, which has reportedly been appointed, along with JPMorgan, to manage the country’s reconstruction and attract outside investment into the “enormous opportunity” of the country’s post-war future.
Zelensky meets with BlackRock VP as globalists hope for lucrative recovery dealhttps://t.co/3gFAP1AVZF
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 7, 2023
