OREANDA-NEWS  European officials in a conversation with The Guardian and Politico reported that the EU regards the behavior of the Hungarian leadership as a threat to the solidarity of the union. According to them, distrust on the part of the EU countries is growing due to the contacts of the Hungarian authorities with Russia.

EU officials commented to The Guardian on a recent statement by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who called the EU an "unfortunate modern parody" of the USSR. After that, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, said that no one is keeping Hungary in the union.

According to European diplomats, the behavior of the Hungarian leadership "raises questions about whether we can still trust this country as an ally and partner." "Hungary is becoming increasingly isolated as Sweden's postponement of NATO membership negatively affects the security of all allies," another European diplomat told The Guardian.

European officials in a conversation with The Guardian note that tensions between Hungary and the EU are also recognized in Budapest. The Hungarian official said there was "greater uncertainty about the future" on the part of the country's leadership, as well as awareness of the "great risks of isolation".

In a conversation with Politico, the European diplomat admitted that the meeting of the Hungarian Prime Minister with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the "One Belt, One Road" forum in Beijing was not perceived "positively" in the EU. However, according to the newspaper's source, in the end Viktor Orban always took the side of the EU on all important decisions, despite "his anti-European theatricality."