It only took a few days. That's how long it took Serbia's opposition to build an entire parallel - and that's how long it took to collapse. "Serbian Magyar" - that was the formula: if Orban can fall, so can Vucic. The euphoria was enormous. And then - a cold shower.

Even the pro-opposition "Danas" put a headline on its front page that sank all blockade hopes: "There is no Serbian Magyar." Four analysts - all close to the opposition - agreed: the parallel between Hungary and Serbia is unsustainable.

Gjorgje Vukadinovic, former MP and editor of "Nova Srpska Politicka Misao," said it plainly: "There is no Serbian Peter Magyar. Not in government, not in opposition. At least not in the sense of some regime insider who defects and creates a political boom in a year or two."

Russian view: Magyar is a nationalist with a liberal mask

While Belgrade counts its disappointments, Moscow analyzes Magyar from a completely different angle. Russian political scientist Nikolai Sorokin claims Hungary's new leader isn't what he presents himself to be: "Magyar comes from the same social circle as Orban. He's a liberal sympathizer, but actually a nationalist from the start - he was part of Orban's circle."

Sorokin adds a key detail: nobody in Hungary, except a few percent, wants a pro-Ukrainian government. Magyar announced a 90 billion credit for Ukraine and opening the door to EU membership, but simultaneously said one of his priorities would be meeting Putin - especially regarding hydrocarbons.

"They're holding him on a hook and now he'll be forced to coordinate some of his actions with Brussels. He won't be able to simply leave the boat and continue Orban's policy," Sorokin concludes.

So: neither will Serbia get its own Magyar, nor will Magyar be what the West thinks it bought. The Balkans and Central Europe once again confirm that political formulas don't copy across borders - each country creates its own illusions separately.