"I saw that that belongs to the Russians and they will manage it soon. So I don’t see any major importance to that event," the Hungarian prime minister told the German
newspaper, reminding that the government receives reliable information from the Hungarian intelligence services.
Asked whether he thinks the insurgence makes Russian President Vladimir Putin look weaker, he said: "the Hungarian experience is that when you have a partisan-type unit and army, and you have to launch a real war with the regular army, and you have to subordinate the partisan units to the regular army, it’s always difficult to manage. I think that was the reason".
"If that could happen, it’s a clear signal of weakness; but when it is managed in 24 hours it’s a signal of being strong," he added.
"Putin is the President of Russia. So if somebody has a speculation that he could fail or be replaced, they don’t understand the Russian people and the Russian public structures," Orbán stressed.
"Russia operates differently than we do. But the structures in Russia are very stable. It’s based on the army, secret service, police. So this is a different kind of… it’s a military-oriented or minded country. So don’t forget that. They are not a country like we are, Germany or Hungary. It’s a different world. The structure is different. The power is different. The stability is different. So if you would like to understand from our logic how they operate we will always mislead ourselves," the Hungarian prime minister explained.
