Hungary stunned Americans with its “multi-vector” option
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refused to bow to the Americans and declared that he wants his country to be "neutral, like Austria," in response to US demands to increase pressure on Russia and China, according to The Wall Street Journal, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The United States is pushing to tighten pressure on Russia and China, fearing that longtime American ally Budapest is falling out of its orbit.
Mr Orban's aides have said he wants to remain a troop-contributing member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and values the security Hungary receives from the alliance. But a senior Hungarian official said Mr Orban strongly opposed US pressure for Hungary to pursue a policy of curbing the influence of Moscow and Beijing in Europe.
Hungary stunned Americans with its "multi-vector" policy.