Bangladesh, Jan. 25 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again positioned himself as one of the most outspoken critics of NATO and European Union policies toward Russia, warning that continued Western expansion toward Moscows borders risks plunging Europe into a broader and potentially catastrophic war. Speaking at an anti-war rally in the Hungarian city of Kaposvar on January 24, Orban argued that geopolitical realities must be acknowledged, even if they are uncomfortable for Western policymakers.

According to Orban, Russia will never tolerate NATO or EU structures being placed directly along its borders, and attempts to do so will inevitably provoke a military response. “We must accept that NATO and the European Unio...