Orban Says Forced into Conflict with Zelensky by Threats in His Words

TASS ^ | 5/5/25

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Speaking in parliament, he stressed that no one can tell Budapest what decision it is to make on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union

BUDAPEST, May 5. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that he was forced into an open conflict with Vladimir Zelensky because he heard a blatant threat in his words.

Speaking in parliament, he stressed that no one can tell Budapest what decision it is to make on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

The Hungarian prime minister noted that until recently he has been trying to avoid spats with Zelensky and ignore his provocative remarks because he wanted to preserve "what can still be preserved" in relations between the two countries. But he had to step away from this rule last weekend after Zelensky had expressed displeasure with Hungary’s referendum on Ukraine’s admission to the EU and stated that Orban "is doing dangerous things."

According to Orban, he "heard a threat in these words." "In international politics, this can be interpreted as a serious threat and no one can threaten Hungarians. We cannot tolerate such threats," he explained. "I had to take this step and get into an open conflict, which can have serious consequences. But I take responsibility for that. The point is that we must speak straight with the Ukrainians and tell them that their actions are not in our interests," he stated.

The Hungarian leader said that he knows that "Zelensky agreed with Brussels that his country would be admitted to the European Union by 2030" and wants the Hungarians to back this decision. Moreover, Zelensky hopes that Hungary’s Brussels-supported opposition party Tisza would form a pro-Ukrainian," he added.

"Let us be honest! Those who are Brussels’s agents are Zelensky’s friends. But we must make it clear that neither Kiev nor Brussels........

[ANKE69]

Thanks for posting this.
As you can see, posting facts is usually ignored by the Ukie neocons.