The Hungarian leader has sought to undermine NATO’s role on Ukraine and parrots Putin’s talking points on the war, declaring that Ukraine won’t be able to hold out against superior Russian forces. Hungary also has no intention of following the rest of the EU in ending purchases of Russian natural gas.
Turkey has declared its support for Ukraine’s “territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence,” and does send weapons to Kyiv while maintaining a vibrant trading relationship with Russia — including big gas purchases.
Both are wary of entangling NATO in the conflict. Erdoğan…
