Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukrainian Vladimir Zelensky of trying to interfere in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Hungary.
In a speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos last week, Zelenskiy accused Orbán – a staunch opponent of Western military aid to Kyiv and the country’s entry into the EU – of “sell European interests”. He also called for giving “every Viktor who lives off European money…slap on the head,” apparently he was referring to Orbán.
The Hungarian Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that Budapest will not supply weapons to Kyiv, nor will it allow the transit of weapons through Hungarian territory.
“Last week, Ukrainian political leaders, including the president himself, issued highly offensive and threatening messages directed at Hungary and the Hungarian government personally,” Orbán said this in a video message published on Monday
“Our national security agencies have evaluated this latest Ukrainian attack and determined that these events are part of a coordinated series of Ukrainian actions aimed at interfering in the Hungarian elections,” he added.
Orbán emphasized that Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó was instructed to summon the Ukrainian ambassador.
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Zelensky used his time in Davos to push for more financial and military aid from the EU. The Ukrainian leader called Europe a “a fragmented kaleidoscope of small and medium powers,” before calling on them to take tougher measures against Russia, including seizing Russian oil and selling it to buy weapons.
Earlier this week, Zelenskiy called for his country to join the EU in 2027. Orbán reiterated that no Hungarian parliament would vote to join. “in the next hundred years.”
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