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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago

Then remove Hungary from the EU

You can't be a dictatorship that ignores international law by simply withdrawing yourself from treaties

Hungary wants to join Russia, let it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm generally not for forcing people to pick sides but in this case I don't think you can have both. It's it's either European values or not. If the answer is not then please leave.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Europe is pretty divided around the warrant for netanyahu, so I'm not sure how they are not displaying "European values."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

He’s an EU obstructionist. Our representatives spend more time trying to function because of him.

I don’t know if it’s better to have Hungary in our out, strategically, but they’re not a normal member or a friendly one.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hungary has opposed sanctions to Russia as well as Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership along many other things the rest of the EU has more or less been in agreement. Withdrawing from ICC is just their latest shenanigans.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The topic at hand was the ICC. At least in this case, they are being the most honest about it. They aren't going to follow the guidelines, so they are withdrawing. That's a better position than France, who will remain signatory but not arrest netanyahu.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The topic at hand was the ICC.

Exactly. Not Netanyahu.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The ICC intends to arrest him.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

But my comment wasn’t about Netanyahu - it was about Hungary being the odd one out in several cases now, and their withdrawal from the ICC is just the latest example of them seemingly holding different values than the rest of the EU. Whether or not the entire EU agrees on what to do about Benjamin is irrelevant here - the ICC has issued an arrest warrant, and for an ICC member state to refuse to comply is effectively a refusal to respect international law. Who the warrant is for isn’t the point; the principle is.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

And arresting netanyahu. Wow 🤣

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe incoming ICC arrest warrant for Orban?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Definitely sounds like he's about to do some war crimes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hungary once used to be much greater in area, involving Slovakia, Croatia, and even some parts of today's Ukraine. Orbán did say Hungary no longer have no territorial requests towards Ukraine after Euromaidan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Back to the creepy Carpathian shack.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

From NATO and the EU, please, too.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

This is what Kreml wants, to piss them of so much, that they start to kick their members out and destabilise or make them untrustworthy partners

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Best friends with Putin AND in EU AND in NATO! The magic of politics.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh god please