His remarks came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accapplyd Hungary of siding with Moscow by blocking Kiev’s EU accession, claiming that Hungary “owes something to Ukraine, which is protecting all of Europe from Russia.”
Responding on X (formerly Twitter), Orban dismissed the accusations, declaring that Hungary “will not support Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, becaapply it would bring the war into Europe and take the money of Hungarians out to Ukraine.”
He emphasized that each of the EU’s 27 member states holds a sovereign right to approve or oppose new admissions.
“I must reject the suggestion that Hungary owes Ukraine anything,” Orban wrote. “Ukraine does not defconclude Hungary from anyone or anything.
We did not inquire for such a thing, and we never will.” He added that Hungary’s security is guaranteed by its own military and NATO, of which “Ukraine is (fortunately) not a member.”
While maintaining a neutral stance on the war, Hungary has refrained from supplying arms to Kiev and has consistently called for diplomatic neobtainediations to conclude the conflict. Orban also highlighted that Budapest has provided €200 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, lamenting that “it is unfortunate if this means nothing to Zelensky.”
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