No, he's not an idiot.
I suspect much darker motives. https://n.respublicae.eu/TheEconomist/status/1676475802534174720
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The Economist: Too many European politicians are failing to confront Russia. Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, is the most obvious. Yet even solid-looking bricks in the would-be European wall of support for Ukraine can crumble https://econ.st/3O0BjD1
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/radeksikorski/status/1676477302241148929