PM Orbán and FM Szijjártó afraid that Hungarians will “pay the price” of EU supporting Ukraine
The European Commission’s president is waging a “frontal attack” on Hungary and central Europe by trying to ban Hungary from buying cheap Russian gas and oil, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday.
Orbán’s concerns
The EC proposal would “bankrupt Europe” and put an “unbearable burden” on families, Orbán said in a video statement uploaded to Facebook. Gas supplies “are an economic issue, not a political one”, he said, adding that Hungarian households would end up paying twice or 2.5 times the current price overnight.
“This is the Brussels surcharge,” he said, adding that his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, had also taken a stand against the EC plan. Orbán said Hungarian families should not have to pay the price of Ukraine’s EU accession. The video contains a caption about the VOKS 2025 Hungarian referendum on the latter issue.
Szijjártó’s concerns
Brussels wants to send even more weapons and money to Ukraine “but we will not allow them to make Hungarians pay the price for senseless support for Ukraine”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Warsaw on Thursday.
During a break in the informal meeting of the EU foreign affairs council, Szijjártó said “a pro-war atmosphere” had been prevalent among his colleagues, who argued that more money and weapons should be sent to Ukraine. He said Hungarian voters would pay the price.
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“The Hungarian government will make every effort to prevent this. Our position is that the focus should be on peacemaking and to exit this war instead of ploughing further in. And people’s money should not be poured into a bottomless pit,” a ministry statement quoted Szijjártó as saying.
He said the current Polish presidency of the EU had proposed establishing a new financial instrument to fund the armament of Ukraine. “Hungary does not support any initiative that aims to send even more money and weapons to Ukraine, especially when the bill must be paid by us, Hungarians, he said.
He added that neither would the government support the proposal for EU staff to train Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine because this “crosses a red line” and would present a serious risk of escalation. “Nor do we support financing Ukraine’s defence industry from European monies. European taxpayers should support the European economy … instead of developing Ukraine’s defence industry,” he said.
Szijjártó criticised plans by Brussels to allocate a separate chapter of several hundred billion euros to finance Ukraine in the EU’s next seven-year budget, despite the fact that the country is not yet a member of the bloc. “And they are obviously trying to prevent Hungary and the Hungarian people from participating in decision-making and preventing such a decision,” he added.
“Now the great champions of democracy, those who call to account others in Brussels, are destroying Europe’s democracy by trying to find a workaround in matters where EU rules stipulate unanimity,” he added.
He said EU-US relations had also been on the meeting’s agenda, and added that a “ridiculous stream of complaints” had been heard about how Washington interfered in the domestic affairs of various countries. “I consider these ridiculous because it was actually President Donald Trump who put an end to the US government using US financial resources in various parts of the world to harshly interfere in domestic political developments,” he said.
He welcomed the stop in the flow of USAID money used to “interfere” in Hungary’s domestic affairs “on political and ideological basis”, and added that nobody in Brussels had objected to the several tens of millions of dollars received by the Hungarian opposition before the 2022 election from the US, and former US Ambassador David Pressman “bad-mouthing the government on a daily basis”.
“Nobody complained about interference in domestic political matters when Manfred Weber made it clear that his wish was for a Tisza Party puppet government to be formed in Hungary,” he added.
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you can always leave. It is sad to hear Hungarians it is never their fault all the disgraces (always blaming others actually) that it has happened in the past to them. You have chosen to join the EU and NATO, if you want full sovereignty then you can go alone. Dont be so stupid and make a right decision in you depressing life
😃 Is it NOT abundantly clear, that as long as the name – Victor Mihaly. Orban is seen in any format under the name of Hungary, in ANY dealings in relation to the European Union, that Hungary, will REMAIN on the minimum “drip system” of funding from Brussels ???
Hungary, under the Orban- Fidesz Government, the DEBT in outstanding FINES, that are of compounding interest composition, that grow DAILY, in the MILLIONS of being outstanding for payment, plus Orban – his Fidesz Government NOT agreeing to COMPLY with the Rules – the Laws of being a Member country of the European Union plus Orban and his Minister of Foreign Affairs – the “gofer” Peter Szijjarto – there un-relenting ATTACK’s on the functionality of the European Union – just in part factual reasons WHY under the Prime Ministership of Victor Mihaly. Orban that RIGHTFULLY – the European Union will maintain its current position on Hungary of the “drip” system.
Spring of 2026 – when we go to National voting, that WILL “bring down” the outing removal from office of Victor Mihaly. Orban as Prime Minister of Hungary, and his Fidesz Government, in the PROMISE of TRUTH – in there POLICY & Platform, to seek being elected to Government, the TRUTH – with the people of Hungary, that the Tisza Party under the Leadership of Peter Magyar – Hungary AGAIN will be returned to being and by ALL compliance, a member country of the European Union.
Hungary – Tisza Party – will offer our “mea culpa” a DEED in fact, on behalf of us, in millions SUBJECTS victims or the Orban / Fidesz abuse of us as citizens as a country, to Brussels and that in ALL probability – funds will FLOW to our country Hungary – held back RIGHTFULLY by the European Union through principally the name of Victor Mihaly. Orban.
Funds will FLOW with our in SOLIDARITY in our VOTING out the name Victor Orban, the name Fidesz – that will ERADICATE this Orban led “Heinous” Hungarian Fidesz Government.
Orban, his Fidesz Government factual evidence GROWS that has caused the STRANGULATION the gargantuan IMPAIRMENT to the future of Hungary, that has been WITNESSED the respect and trust – in the name of our country by this Fidesz led Government under Victor Mihaly. Orban – the name of our country Hungary – Shamed and Humiliated.
Truth is TRUTH – the word TRUTH throughout the decade plus of the Orban led Fidesz Government – the WORD truth has continues to FEAR them.
We will pay the price for that folly for sure. We already are, and it’s getting bigger by the day.
I am sick of Ukraine. Absolutely effing fed up. Ukraine as well as “green” everything are two of my pet peeves. They are draining us economically and spiritually.
Just… Go away!
“I am sick of Ukraine. Absolutely effing fed up”
You must hate the idea of freedom or people wanting to be free…. do you regret the fall of the Berlin Wall? The collapse of the soviet union?
Maybe Hungary will pay the price for being weak while Germany and other big European countries are strong. Germany will have biggest military and already have biggest economy. Hungary must chose.
We (Hungarians) have never paid anything to EU nor participated to the EU support of Ukraine. And due to our sluggish economy, we wont pay in the future either. The strong and wealthy EU members are paying. Hungary should not be able to prevent the will of how the strong majority of EU members want to use their money. And supporting Ukraine against monstrous Russian attack is a good cause to spend money on. Ukrainians are sacrifising themselves to protect Europe.