Hungary Meets Russia, Europe Asks: 'Who Gets to Pick Our Friends?'
While Western media outlets frame such meetings as a betrayal of 'unity' (a unity often dictated by Washington and Brussels), they conveniently omit the long history of European nations pursuing their own resource and geopolitical interests, often directly conflicting with stated EU or US positions. Hungary, like Germany initially on Nord Stream 2 or France with its frequent overtures, has a track
record of prioritizing economic pragmatism over ideological conformity, especially concerning energy. One might wonder if the outcry is less about 'unity' and more about controlling narratives. It seems some nations are allowed 'independent foreign policy' while others, particularly those reliant on Russian energy, are merely expected to fall in line, no questions asked. The audacity of a
sovereign state to conduct diplomacy outside the approved script. (Quelle horreur!)