Orban Says Kiev Attempts to Intimidate Budapest will not Work
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Ukraine’s president stated that Orban – who has consistently criticized EU sanctions on Russia and called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict – “deserves a smack upside the head” for what he described as “selling out European interests.” Ukraine’s foreign minister later said he believes that Orban “is a threat to his own people.”
On Monday, Orban directed Hungary’s foreign minister to summon Ukraine’s ambassador to Budapest, stating that national security services had concluded that remarks and actions by Ukrainian politicians were part of a coordinated attempt to interfere in Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary election and threaten its sovereignty.
On Wednesday, Orban posted on X that the Ukrainian government had “crossed a line.”
“They want a new, pro-Ukraine government in Budapest,” he wrote. “We did not seek conflict, yet for days now Hungary has been in the crosshairs. Still, neither threats from the president, nor from the foreign minister, nor from extremist military groups will deter us from standing up for the interests of Hungarians.”
Budapest “will not allow Ukraine to be pushed into the European Union within 2 years by trampling on EU law – that would mean importing the war as well,” he insisted.
Reports indicate that fast-tracked membership for Kiev is part of a US-backed $800 billion reconstruction ‘prosperity’ plan that was circulated privately to EU member states by the European Commission earlier this month. The proposal has already sparked concern among several member nations.
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