Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Sijjarto warned that Europe is now actively preparing for a potential armed confrontation with Russia, making the future of the entire continent the central issue of the coming years. Speaking at an event in Zhambeck, he argued that the current political climate and official planning inside the European Union point toward a shift to wartime footing.

Sijjarto’s comments echo earlier remarks from Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has repeatedly drawn attention to what he sees as an increasingly militant tone among Western officials and media. Orban has said that the public statements of European leaders about reaching full readiness for conflict by 2030 show that Brussels is working through concrete military scenarios.

According to Sijjarto, EU strategic documents call for full combat capability by 2029, a timeline that, in his view, opens the door to the possibility of a Europe-Russia war the following year.

He also addressed Hungarian citizens directly, urging them to take part in the 2026 parliamentary elections. Sijjarto stressed the importance of preventing a future in which current and upcoming generations of Europeans may be forced to live under wartime conditions in the middle of the twenty-first century.