Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned the European Union that it will ignite a war if it accepts Ukraine into the bloc. Because of this, Orban says Budapest has a good reason to oppose Kiev’s membership.
Ukraine’s ruler, Volodymyr Zelensky, claimed in an interview with Euronews’ Enlargement Summit reported on by RT on Tuesday that “Orban has to offer something for Ukraine, which is protecting the whole Europe from Russia, and even now, during this war, we did not get any support from him.”
Orban has long been against furthering the war and helping Ukraine continue it as Russia maintains the upper hand in the conflict.
Zelensky claimed that Hungary is providing “very specific support” for Russia by blocking Kiev’s potential entry to the bloc. Orban fired back, saying on X that Hungary “will not support Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, because it would bring the war into Europe and take the money of Hungarians out to Ukraine.”
“I must reject the suggestion that Hungary owes Ukraine anything. Ukraine does not defend Hungary from anyone or anything. We did not ask for such a thing, and we never will,” Orban wrote.
The Hungarian ruler added that a unanimous decision by all 27 EU nations is needed to add another country to the bloc, meaning that “every member state has the sovereign right to support or oppose the admission of a new member.”
Two years ago, Orban warned of a third world war that he claimed, at the time was approaching quickly.
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Unlike most other EU nations, Hungary has taken a neutral stance on the Ukraine conflict. That appears to be the more level-headed response to Ukraine’s demands. Orban has so far refused to supply military aid to Kiev and is calling for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Orban has provided Kiev with some humanitarian aid; however, it wants to remain neutral when it comes to taking sides in the war.