Ukraine’s bold offer to replace Hungary in the EU and NATO
Ukraine has expressed its willingness to take Hungary’s place in the European Union and NATO if Budapest continues to prioritise Russia’s interests over those of its Western allies. The statement, made by Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, has sparked discussions about Hungary’s controversial stance on key geopolitical issues.
Hungary’s Russia-friendly policies under scrutiny
According to Sybiha, Hungary’s policies often reflect a pro-Russian agenda, including hindering the access of U.S. energy resources to European markets, Magyar Hírlap wrote based on lenta.ru. Ukraine has accused the Hungarian government of using politically motivated narratives to justify its actions domestically, especially regarding energy security and EU-Russia relations.
In a separate statement to Jevropejiszka Pravda, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed Hungary’s claims that Ukraine’s decision to halt Russian gas transit from 2025 would harm European energy security. Instead, they emphasised that energy-related problems in Europe stem from Russia’s long-standing weaponisation of resources to manipulate governments and destabilise markets.
Ukraine positions itself as a reliable EU and NATO candidate
According to Privátbankár, Ukraine reaffirmed its commitment to the EU and NATO, contrasting its stance with Hungary’s. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry asserted that if Hungary chose to align with Russia or other organisations like the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) or the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), Ukraine would gladly step in to fill the void.
Highlighting successful diversification efforts by other European countries, Ukraine criticised Hungary for failing to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. They argued that Hungary’s actions hinder broader European energy independence, especially regarding partnerships with the U.S. and Middle Eastern suppliers.
Hungarian response and diplomatic tensions
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, reacted sharply to Ukraine’s assertions. In a Facebook post, he hinted at Hungary’s potential to veto Ukraine’s EU membership bid, signalling that tensions between the two countries are unlikely to ease soon. Ukraine’s bold statements reflect its desire to solidify its position as a dependable Western ally, especially amid ongoing conflicts with Russia. Meanwhile, Hungary’s balancing act between East and West continues to draw criticism, both regionally and globally.
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So, the country that cut the EU off from Russian gas now wants to join those countries that buy Russian gas because another country prefers a peaceful settlement?
Nobody was more cozy with Russia than Merkel and the EU. They negotiated the pipelines and welcomed Russia as the master of their energy needs when it was convenient for them, telling the world that the EU can do business with Russia. But as the migrant crisis grew and migrant crimes were rampant across the EU, they needed a distraction. A war over Ukraine’s resources was just the ticket. War profiteering followed by reconstruction profiteering followed by natural resource exploitation. Ukrainians die for their country and will work for EU companies that rape their environment, take the big profits and only a handful of corrupt Ukrainian leaders get rich.
Ukraine was and still is one of the most corrupt governments in existence. Nothing has changed because Putin made war.
The Ukraine foreign ministry just stated what is obvious to everyone. Hungary knew when the transit agreement expired and chose to do nothing while everyone else in the EU found alternative supplies of gas. Hungary has been funding Russia’s war machine through its’ purchases of billions of euros worth of gas. Ukraine is under a barbaric Russian attack and Hungary has chose to partner itself with the barbarian Russian invaders. The Hungarian a-holes do not belong in NATO nor in the EU and the sooner they leave the better. Slava Ukrani! Fuck Hungary.
it’s funny that MOL said it would take them 3 years to adapt their infrastructure to refine any other type of oil and gas other than russian. it’s 2025 now and they didn’t do anything to stop being totally dependent on russian gas and oil.
Ukraine is not in a good position to negotiate anything here, as they are losing both diplomatically and physically in the war. They want everything, at any cost, and the reality is that this position of “strength” they are trying to gain simply does not exist.
Zelensky is desperate and it shows.
Also, not a good look to be openly preventing ceasefires during Christmas + prisoner exchange. Additionally attacking civilian settlements using ICBMs poses them as equally criminal as Russia.
The final straw was that they prevented gas from coming through. While their position is understandable, they are harming normal people in the west, which is inexcusable.
There was a lot of Russian disinformation in that last comment. Ukraine does not possess ICBMs (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles). “Harming normal people in the West”? Excuse me. What “harm” does Hungary know compared to what Ukraine has gone through? Ukraine did not prevent any Christmas ceasefire. That idea was all Fidesz propaganda designed to create negative sentiment against Ukraine. Putin has never expressed any desire for a ceasefire and has no intention of any ceasefire except upon complete Ukrainian surrender. Russia after three years has failed to defeat Ukraine and its’ economy is under growing stress. Food inflation is having a dramatic effect on Russians and 21% interest rates are suffocating businesses. Having to ask North Korea for troops and scouring the globe for paid mercenaries is “desperation”. Russian stocks of war material are being used up at a rate faster than they are replaced. Russia is less than a year away from hitting economic and military exhaustion.