PM Orbán vetoed the EU’s EUR ~20bn military support for Ukraine, but remained alone

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The majority of Europe’s leaders are arguing that the war should be continued and Ukraine should carry on fighting “with Europe continuing to shoulder not only the burden it has undertaken so far but also take over the financial and military burdens from America,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Brussels on Thursday.

Emergency summit in Brussels

On the sidelines of an emergency European Union summit, Orbán said in a video streamed on Facebook that the leaders of member states had listened to an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and asked questions in order to gain an understanding of what the situation at the front line was and “what the situation in the Ukrainian president’s head is and what he thinks about the future”.

“At the front line the situation is unchanged; the fighting continues,” Orbán said. Orbán said the US had made it clear they would significantly reduce aid to Ukraine and had actually stopped aid entirely in some areas.

PM Viktor Orbán on the EU summit
Photo: FB/Orbán

“Europeans are now grappling with the question of whether Ukraine should carry on with the war with Europe’s exclusive support … and the majority of leaders argue that the war must continue,” he said.

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5 Comments

  1. America will pay a HEFTY price.
    Orban and his Fidesz Government – the PRESSURIZATION grows on them, that the American “talk & Actions” – and what D.J. Trump – still is to introduce and implement – the European & Global effects in further DESTABILIZATION – that Orban and his Fidesz Government, the accepted position of Orban / Hungary separation could be written abandonment of DEMOCRACY, will increase the add to the already decline of Hungary.
    The writing and lights just intensify, that Orban – is not a FRIEND of DEMOCRACY.

  2. Wait. Wasn’t BFF Mr. Fico supposed to stand in Hungary’s corner?

    Well. There is always the Vatican!

  3. Sergi Lavrov – 2021 awarded the Commanders Cross with Star of the Hungarian Order of Merit.
    REMEMBER – forget NOT – the Foreign Minister and of Trade – for Hungary – Peter Szajjarto – a “gofer” of Victor Mihaly. Orban and to Putin’s Russia, in the last (2) two years, was HIGHLY decorated for his COMRADESHIP with “Mother Russia”.

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