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PM Orbán and Volodimir Zelensky fired shots at each other in Davos
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky delivered a forceful address on the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, sharply criticising European leaders and outlining a fragile but hopeful diplomatic moment in the long-running war with Russia. He even called out Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, who then quickly answered.
The Ukrainian president is disappointed
Speaking shortly after a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Zelensky revealed that trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia are due to take place in the United Arab Emirates later this week, marking a potential first in direct peace negotiations.
According to Telex, Zelensky said documents aimed at ending the conflict are “nearly, nearly ready,” though he offered few concrete details and emphasised that key issues – especially territorial questions – remain unresolved. He underlined that meaningful security guarantees for Ukraine hinge on US support, reiterating Kyiv’s reliance on Washington as an indispensable partner.
The Ukrainian leader did not shy away from sharp political commentary. Drawing on the cult film Groundhog Day to describe the perception of repeated diplomatic frustration, Zelensky warned that Europe risks stagnation without decisive action, and argued that the continent still lacks the unity and strategic will to act as a global power.
PM Orbán answered quickly
His remarks struck a chord beyond policy circles, spilling into broader political tensions. Zelensky appeared to single out Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán without naming him directly, condemning leaders he characterised as prioritising narrow interests over European unity. “Every ‘Viktor’ who lives off European money, while selling Europe to their adversaries, deserves a whack on the head,” he said, in a comment widely interpreted as a jab at Budapest.
The response from the Hungarian prime minister was swift. Orbán took to social media to reject the critique, calling Zelensky “a man in a tight spot, who has been unable or unwilling to end a war for four years. And that despite the fact that the President of the United States has given you all the help you need”. and asserting that Hungary will not participate in military support for Ukraine, even as it continues to supply fuel, electricity and humanitarian aid.
Orban is pushing for nothing less than the complete surrender of Ukraine to the 21st century Hitler which is Putin. Russia launched a war of aggression against Ukraine and has conducted a hybrid war against the rest of Europe with arson attacks including the destruction of the largest shopping mall in Warsaw. They conducted multiple incendiary parcel attacks on cargo aircraft as a test for conducting terrorist parcel attacks on transatlantic flights. That idea was put on hold by the Kremlin after stern warnings by the Biden Administration in 2024 relayed through the CIA director and National Security Advisor to Biden. The FSB and GRU attempted to assassinate the CEO of Rheinmetall the most important arms manufacturer in Germany. Cyberattacks and sabotage attacks on infrastructure in Europe are happening on an ongoing basis including undersea cables in the Baltic Sea and a rail sabotage plot in Poland. The people attacking Europe are the people that Orban assists day after day as the traitor of Hungary and traitor of Europe. We have no choice but to defend ourselves against Russian aggression. The sooner we get rid of Orban and his fascist traitor government the better we can be at defending Europe.
Larry, Larry….
It is not Russia that plans to invade European territory. It’s the USA.
It’s not Orbán, that’s Chamberlin, but Starmer.
And it’s not Putin, who’s Hitler, but Trump.
YOU guys are the baddies.
Didn’t you get that after committing open piracy?
Didn’t you get that after you just murdered innocent people on fishing boats without even a show trial?
Didn’t you get that after kidnapping presidents of nations?
Didn’t you get that after trying to murder Putin in Valday?
Didn’t you get that after you partitioned an ally?
Hungary need the Russian connection, so that Hungary doesn’t become a US slave, like Germany and Denmark are.
I know it hurts you, that we aren’t your slaves, but you have to live with it, because it will stay so.
Dear Kremlin bot. We know who it is who invaded Ukraine and that fact is immutable. It is Putin’s Russia which is a threat to all of us. Putin has targeted civilians from day one of his invasion and has sent 300,000 Russians to their deaths in Ukraine so far. Orban is his paid stooge to has sold out Hungary to the war criminal. Putin’s goal is Russian expansion and the subjugation once again of the former Warsaw Pact countries. Fidesz removed the 1956 memorial from the front of Parliament. Let that be a warning to every Hungarian about what is coming to Hungary under Orban. Russian enslavement once again.