The International Criminal Court has recently issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin on account of the mass deportation of Ukrainian children. According to international law, the case of genocide may apply even without the commission of actual murders – if somebody commits acts that render the survival of a certain population impossible. Such acts include the unlawful deportation of children who are then raised in a different culture.

After listening to Viktor Orbán’s messages about how families and children represent the greatest value, casual observers may find it very odd that the Fidesz government fails to take a clear stance regarding the criminal acts committed by the Russian army. Viktor Orbán and his government would not prevent President Putin from freely visiting Hungary – he would not have to face arrest or even inconvenient questions.

While posing to the West as the guardian of the traditional family, Fidesz downplays the suffering of the Ukrainians and the kidnapping of their children, and suggests that Kyiv should surrender to the Russian aggressor and accept a peace treaty under Russia’s terms.

Ever since the Ukraine war broke out, Fidesz has been demonstrating this outrageously cynical attitude. Not only does this policy isolate Hungary from the world, it is morally indefensible, too. 

I wonder how long it takes for the western right-wing politicians who seem to believe Orbán is the defender of families and traditional values to finally understand the real nature of the Fidesz regime.