Analyst AFP: Merkel will try to set up Orban against Russia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to Hungary will put pressure on President Viktor Orban, forcing him to stand on the side of the West on the Ukrainian question, reported in the publication AFP published on.

in his vision for his presidency Orban stronger "moves away" from Brussels And "approaching" to Moscow at the present time it is considered one of the closest allies of the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin in the European Union. Despite the fact that Hungary together with the other countries of the European Union did not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia And supported the introduction of anti-punishment, Orban expressed dissatisfaction with the need to introduce restrictive measures. At the end of last year he said that the European bloc " shot himself in the leg, causing harm to the commercial relations with Russia.

Statements Orban caused growing alarm in the capital of the USA, because of this the head of the United States Barack Obama turned Hungary into the "black list" of countries, suspecting her in financing foreign civil unions, and then was denied entry to the U.S. six Hungarian officials. In response to this, the Hungarian leader tried to persuade the United States to stop "interfering" in Central Europe.

An AFP journalist emphasizes that now, in connection with the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, most analysts predict pressure on the Hungarian President Chancellor Angela Merkel. And though experts do not expect that it will become publicly rebuke Orban for his position on the capital of Russia, one way or another, they agree that the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany will criticize his recent phrase. As pressure on the Hungarian President Merkel will be able to apply the danger of strengthening immigration policy, and at the same time, the German company provide about 300 thousand jobs for Hungarian migrants.

However, according to an analyst at the German Council on international vzaimootnosheniam Daniel Hegedus, pressure on Orban is not the only task of the German Chancellor." together with the settlement of issues related to Ukraine And Russia, as well as undesirable consequences not so long ago the elections in Greece, Merkel does not want to expend political resources in order to discipline a small state of the European Union ", - said the expert.

the head of Hungary Viktor Orban many times in favour of maintaining relations with Moscow And against the European punishments than evoked sharp criticism from Western leaders. January 30, Orban said that the punishment of the West towards Russia in conflict with the interests of Hungary. In his own statement, he also said that he was going to come to a consensus with Russia on gas agreement during the visit of the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin. First, the Prime Minister said that North America put pressure on Hungary due to energy relations with Russia, such as the gas pipeline project " South stream ".


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