Former Ukrainian President planned meeting Orbán but wasn’t let out of Ukraine?

Source: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán

The previous Ukrainian PM was planning to meet up with Orbán, but they didn’t let him out of the country.

According to an article written by 444.hu, the Ukrainian Secret Service, also known as SZBU, didn’t let Poroshenko leave the country. It’s rumored that this was done to prevent him from meeting with Viktor Orbán.

Only an innocent vacation (meeting Orbán?)

Recently, the previous Prime Minister of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, requested and received his special permission to leave the country for Poland. This special permission is needed for all Ukrainian officials nowadays, since the border patrol will not let people cross without it. However Poroshenko’s special permission got revoked shortly once rumors about a supposed meeting got into the ears of the SZBU. Officially, the decision wasn’t reasoned for.

Secret plans exposed?

A day later, the SZBU stated on their Telegram channel that they have received information about Russian plans to reduce foreign support and increase internal tensions. According to their information, they plan on doing it by amplifying the need to have one-on-one conversation with Moscow, for the sake of a peace treaty. This is to further divide the Ukrainian population from the inside. The SZBU’s information also came with a warning. The Russian may use Ukrainian politicians visiting third-party countries to further their goals.

The dots connect

The SZBU explained that they were the ones to ask for Poroshenko’s special permit to be revoked in fear that in Poland, he would meet with Viktor Orbán. Orbán is known for his Russian friendly view on the war, vetoing the Ukrainian aid and taking a stance against sanctions against Russia. Poroshenko claimed that after his negotiations in Poland, he was planning on traveling to the United States. He didn’t mention any meeting with Viktor Orbán.

A final word

Hungary has no intention of assisting President Zelenskyy when it comes to Ukrainian political showdowns, Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for international relations and communications, said on Facebook on Saturday, commenting on information on the website of the Ukrainian SZBU security service suggesting that Petro Poroshenko, the former president, was barred from traveling abroad because he would have met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The SZBU said that if Poroshenko met Orbán, this would make him “a tool” of Russian security services. Kovács said such “political showdowns” also demonstrated that Ukraine was not ready for European Union membership.

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2 Comments

Larry says:

05/12/2023 at 00:20

Szijjarto has now confirmed that Orban was planning to meet Poroshenko. Orban has never gone to Kyiv since the start of the war and needs to meet with Ukrainian leader Zelensky – not Poroshenko. The Ukrainian government has full reason to be suspicious of anything Orban and the Fidesz government does and the Ukrainian secret service (SBU) had information that Russia planned to exploit the meeting to create division within Ukraine. Orban has shown since the beginning of the war that he is not a friend of Ukraine. He even called Ukraine an enemy during the April 2022 election campaign and has consistently shown that he is a friend of Putin’s. Orban consistently blocks EU aid to Ukraine and consistently opposes EU sanctions on Russia. Ukraine fights for its’ existence while Orban behaves like a waiting jackal next door.
Norbert says:

05/12/2023 at 09:11

If you had a neighbor, wouldn’t you want the type of neighbor Hungary is to Ukraine?

When your house is on fire, they try to sabotage the water mains and turn up with a can of gasoline. Absolutely lovely.