The comparison is not a new one—many analysts have long drawn parallels between Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the Soviet Union’s war in Afghanistan. The analogy, often referred to as Putin’s Afghanistan, highlights the similarities between the two conflicts.
The war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 following the September 11 attacks and lasted until 2021 with the sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops, remains the longest war in American history.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán echoed this comparison, warning of the prolonged nature of the Ukraine conflict. “Endless war, endless conflict, no way out of it—draining resources, human lives, and money,” he said, emphasizing its impact on the European Union. “We are in serious danger.”
Orbán, one of the few European leaders who maintains friendly ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, repeated a common Kremlin narrative—claiming that Russia invaded Ukraine to prevent it from joining NATO.
On Friday, he rejected accusations that he is aligned with Putin, stating, “I'm not a pro-Putin man, I'm a pro-Hungarian guy.”
He also suggested that Russia currently has the upper hand in the conflict. “The challenge is figuring out how to convince Russia to stop the war when they are essentially winning,” Orbán said.













Leave a Reply