Bangladesh, Nov. 30 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbans latest remarks following his surprise trip to Moscow have once again thrust him into the center of Europes most contentious geopolitical debate: how the West should approach the grinding, costly, and increasingly uncertain conflict in Ukraine. His warning that admitting Ukraines failure would trigger a “political earthquake” across Europe reflects not only his own skepticism of the Western strategy but also exposes the fragility of the consensus underpinning the EU and NATOs support for Kiev.

Orbans visit to Moscow – undertaken despite an EU-wide diplomatic boycott – underscores the Hungarian leaders bold and frequently contrarian approach to foreign po...