Europe will have to rethink its support for Ukraine if Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Sunday, stressing that the continent "will not be able to bore the burden of the war", reports "Reuters", quoted by News.bg.
Orban opposes military aid to Ukraine and has made it clear he believes Trump shares his views and would negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine. He is backing former President Trump, the Republican nominee, to defeat Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in Tuesday's US election.
"We (in Europe) have to realize that if America has a pro-peace president, which I not only believe in, but read the numbers that way, ... if what we expect happens and America becomes pro-peace, then Europe cannot remain pro-military," Orbán said.
Ukraine will be high on the agenda when European leaders meet in Budapest next week, he said, referring to a meeting of the European political community and a more informal meeting of EU leaders due to take place.
"Europe cannot bear the burden of war alone, and if the Americans move to peace, then we also have to adapt, and that is what we will discuss in Budapest," Orbán added.
Europe is worried about how the outcome of the US election will affect the war in Ukraine and the security of the continent.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in July that the Hungarian government saw Trump as a "chance for peace" in Ukraine.