Peter Magyar keeps pushing for a return to the EU and NATO. But when you get to the specifics, the picture becomes considerably more complicated. Russian gas stays, Ukraine does not enter the EU, and the Paks II nuclear plant might collapse.

We cannot change the geography - Russia will remain a neighboring country, Magyar declared, confirming that Russian energy procurement will continue despite the disruption of the Druzhba pipeline. The new government will try to diversify sources, but without abandoning Russian supply - realpolitik in its purest form.

Paks II under scrutiny

Magyar announced a review of all agreements with Russia, including the Paks II nuclear power plant project, which he says is overpriced. He intends to tear up agreements if necessary. A nuclear project worth billions, financed by a Russian loan - canceling it would be seismic.

Ukraine: neither membership nor a blockade

On Ukraine, Magyar had a clear message: a country at war cannot join the EU. He announced a referendum on the question, but says membership is unlikely in the next decade. The 90 billion euro credit line for Kyiv will not be blocked, but Budapest does not have the votes for that, they say.

The new government will not interfere in the internal affairs of other states and expects the same treatment. Is this a new beginning or just another repackaging of the same realpolitik with better branding? Europe will decide - in four months, as Moscow proposes.