Also: people expect more of the EU that it can do; don’t remember that Hungary *still* has a veto on all foreign policy action; don’t like that you have to start by expressing concern before you can do anything else. twitter.com/melissakchan/s…
It’s entirely possible that EU will be too weak on Belarus. But it doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing look the same at this point – expressing serious concern, demanding explanations etc.
It’s also entirely possible that antidemocratic governments like Hungary’s will veto a strong position it’s further evidence of Orban’s unfitness for office, and the burning need to abolish foreign policy vetoes.
Originally posted as a thread of 3 tweets on Twitter on 23 May 2021. View the original thread.