The Tisza Party candidate who won Hungary’s parliamentary election Sunday has expressed a desire to maintain good relations with the United States, but added that he will not call US President Donald Trump, The Guardian reports.
Peter Magyar said the US is a very important partner with which Hungary should maintain good relations.
Magyar noted that he would not call Trump, but his administration would be open to talks if the White House contacted him.
Also, Magyar said he wants to have “pragmatic” ties with Moscow as Hungary continues to be “exposed” to Russia on energy imports.
He said he will review “all contracts” for Russian energy and renegotiate and terminate them “if necessary.”
On relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Magyar said he would tell him to stop the war in Ukraine, but wouldn’t really expect him to listen to that advice.
But he expressed a hope Putin will be forced to end the war soon and said it’s clear that Ukraine is the victim here as the “Russian aggression” continues.
Magyar said he supports the 90 billion euro deal for Ukraine, which was signed within the framework of the EU last December.
