Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stirred up controversy after declaring that Ukraine is “not our opponent but our enemy”. He argued that Kyiv is acting against Hungary’s “elementary national interests” by pushing to cut the country off from Russian energy supplies.
The remarks were made at a political event in Szombathely, western Hungary, during a rally that resembled a campaign stop rather than a conventional policy forum. The gathering combined speeches, staged questions and appearances by government figures ahead of upcoming elections.
“Ukraine is our enemy”
Speaking at length about the war and Hungary’s foreign policy position, Orbán said Ukraine’s efforts in Brussels to sever Hungary’s access to Russian oil and gas amounted to direct harm to the country, according to MTI’s summary report.
“As long as Ukraine demands that Hungary be separated from cheap Russian energy, it is our enemy, it violates our fundamental interests,” he said, repeating the statement for emphasis.
The prime minister argued that without Russian energy imports, Hungarian households and businesses would face energy bills several times higher than current levels. He framed the issue as both an economic and national security threat.
Orbán also reiterated that Ukraine should not be admitted to either the European Union or any military alliance involving Hungary.
“We should not want to belong to a military or economic alliance with them, because that will only bring trouble,” he said.
Fear of wider war
The Hungarian leader suggested that even if the current war ends, fighting could resume in the future and potentially drag EU member states into direct conflict.
“If an EU member state is attacked, the others cannot just stand by. Soldiers, money and weapons would go,” Orbán said, warning that Hungary must prepare for the worst-case scenario through rearmament and military partnerships.
At the same time, he emphasised the need to maintain pragmatic relations with both Washington and Moscow, saying Hungary’s goal is to “manage relations with everyone”.
Campaign atmosphere
The Szombathely event took place in a large sports hall and featured several Fidesz politicians, including Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. Observers noted that questions from the audience appeared carefully filtered and often turned into praise for the prime minister rather than genuine scrutiny.
Orbán repeatedly linked unrelated topics (from sports funding to the economy) back to Brussels, the opposition Tisza Party and the war in Ukraine.
He dismissed unfavourable opinion polls and urged supporters to trust him over what he called “fake surveys”.
The rally also had a clear domestic political focus. Szombathely is one of several major cities where Fidesz has struggled in local elections, and the party will field a new parliamentary candidate in the area.
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Hardening rhetoric
While Orbán has long criticised EU sanctions and military support for Ukraine, describing the neighbouring country as an “enemy” marks one of his strongest formulations to date.
The statement underscores the Hungarian government’s continued opposition to deeper EU integration with Ukraine and highlights how energy security remains central to Budapest’s foreign policy — even as most EU states work to reduce their dependence on Russia.
With the war still ongoing and Brussels debating Ukraine’s future ties to the bloc, Orbán’s language signals that tensions between Hungary and both Kyiv and EU institutions are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
In this case I would respectfully disagree with Hungary’s beloved prime minister.
The Ukraine is very definitely NOT the enemy of anyone, anymore than the Ukrainian people are anyone’s enemy.
Who is the enemy of Hungarians, and Western Peoples, at large, however, is the puppet Galician Government, installed by the MI6-CIA in 2014 – that undemocratic, terrorist, and fiendishly war criminal bureaucracy having been employed by The Western Elite to start yet another regime change war against Russia, once again on our tax dime – hectillions of them.
Let’s be clear here : Ukrainians do not have a ‘Ukrainian Government’, but, rather, one that advocates for the vampiric interests of The Western Elite over the welfare of the people they are supposed to represent.
At this time in history The Ukraine is not alone, however, for not only are those poor suffering people not sovereign, neither we, in The United States, nor those in other Western Countries, are sovereign, this owing to the overweening might of the ever- aggressive and ever-meddlesome International Bankers and their huge allied corporations than own the politicians and bureaucracies of our governments that serve them.
Dear Shit Head. Hopefully a Ukrainian drone will find you.
Murderousness is not a virtue to parade in public, Dear Larry, or is it?
igaz, annyira igaz!
@mouton – fake identity, rage fuel, pro-Kremlin lines with an American accent. It’s textbook. Don’t feed it.
@Norbert – fake identity, passifying disinformation, pro-Bruxelles lines with a Hungarian accent. Don’t eat it.
@mouton – living the dream in the IX …
Re disinformation – facts and data is my world. Hence, I always try to back up my arguments. However, you don’t need to “win” on facts or data, right? Always ambiguous, framing, cynical sloganeering, tallying for the quota. You on a twelve hour shift?
‘Re disinformation – facts and data is my world. Hence, I always try to back up my arguments.’
You are right about this, Dear Norbert – and very consistent.
The problem comes in that you are still young, naive, and, consequently, think that the places where you get your ‘facts’ are presented to you by honorable people.
You ought take note that I have said this consistently to you – that the places whence you derive thy facts are lying to you, and by design – and that they feed into your desire to see the world in Black and White.
Yes, I am on my shift – my wife and I just finished lunch.
Time for play is over.
Now on to work.
Come April Hungary will recover its’ honour and become a normal democracy once again. It will root out the corrupt thieves who have been robbing Hungary blind and it will reject the drift to becoming a puppet state of Russia. Fidesz will be kicked out with thanks to God.
Larry, really?
Don’t embarrass yourself further, dude. Becoming a slave of foreigners is “honour” in your book?!
Man, you are so twisted….
Spineless obedience is dishonourable, and a form of shame.
Honour means fighting against the oppressive EU until our dying breath.
That is honour.
Perhaps explains why Ukrainians are not giving up their fight? Honour? Against oppression?
“Honour means fighting against the oppressive EU until our dying breath.’
Indeed, Márk – European suffering comes from European leaders – they who desperately scapegoat Russians for flooding their countries with Non-Europeans, deindustrialization under the guise of environmental protection, impossibly difficult living costs … all this as the billions are ferreted out to a country which, though neither in the EU or NATO, is being used in an attempt to conquer Russia.
I am glad to see Hungarians like you, most especially at a ‘Let’s Hand Over Hungary to The Aliens Who Run Bruxelles Site.’
@mouton – Russia invaded a sovereign neighbor. Defending against invasion isn’t conquering Russia.
I will ignore the noise (deindustralisation, EU, migration)
@Norbert,
how deluded you must be to imagine, the EU is threatened by Russia?
The CIA provoked the Russian invasion, so that it weakens her, and later, until 2030, the EU, the next sacrificial slaves throw themselves against the Russian war machine.
The EU leaders openly claim they planned for this, and that is why they re-instituting conscription all over Europe.
Are you out of the loop so much?
There you go, Dear Norbert – your remark was thoroughly rebutted by one of your own countrymen.
Is he a Russian bot, too?
Thank you, Dear Márk, for the support.
We, Nationalists, must stand beside each other, during this time of unparalleled peril.
‘Russia invaded a sovereign neighbor.’
Factually incorrect, Dear Norbert.
The ‘sovereign government’ of The Ukraine has been, since 1991, overthrown 3 times by The Western Elite.
This makes The Ukraine a colony for The Western Elite, and, as they have galvanized it to destabilize Russia, Russia has every right to attack it, most especially because the Western puppet government of The Ukraine is responsible for the criminal deaths of tens of thousands of Russian civilians – before there ever was a war.
The Ukraine will never be a part of Western Europe, if for no other reason than it is not.
What it will be is what it has always been – a Russian Orthodox Eastern European country, of unique ethic and regional pride.
‘Come April Hungary will recover its’ honour and become a normal democracy once again.’
Have you taken a gander at this months polls in Hungary, Dear Larry?
A true despot, and the disgrace of Hungary. He will be deposed soon enough. Look at not only Hungary’s standing and reputation among its ‘allies’ (a joke, a pariah, a corrupted state that everybody shuns and refuses to invest in), but its economy compared to EU partners. Absolute bottom of the barrel. Only Bulgaria is worse off. Every other country has overtaken it. And Hungary has no reason to be there, except for something holding it back from realizing its potential. And that thing isn’t Ukraine.
Time for somebody to take responsibility and act a man instead of a puny fascist shoe licker.
Victor Mihaly. Orban – grows in being of same like – his “mate” – D. J. Trump, an American Presidency – in CHAOS – through both named being in FEAR of TRUTH.
Orban, “staring” defeat – his RIGHTFUL “in-glorious” downfall at the fast approaching National Elections, an “historic” blamer of others, never in Truth & Honesty admitting his WRONG’s – his treachery, his “judas” turn around on his arrival into Hungarian Political life circa 1989, taking the podium in Hero’s Square 16th June 1989 – “mouthing off” – advocating the FUTURE of Hungary was as a DEMOCRACY, his “platform” to RISE his image – in Hungarian Politics, the wall having been felled, and Russian power of governance under communism “moved on” – out of Hungary that had been “in place” from 1945 to 1989 – this Orban “sickly” dialogue that in on the increase being PANIC delivered knowing he will be FELLED.
Hungary under Victor Mihaly. Orban and his Fidesz Government over (20) twenty years twice in time in Government – have DESTROYED long historical relationships and partnerships not just in the European Union and Europe but in the Global world.
Orban – the name leaves us as a country fragmented in being a DEMOCRACY, through Orbans / Fidesz policies to EFFECT the distillation of DEMOCRACY in Hungary, returning Hungary in Government representative of – the DARK years 1945-1989 under Communism.
Hungary under Victor Mihaly. Orban – the “gofer” as his his Fidesz Government of Putin’s Russia – we Hungary are no longer a DEMOCRACY.
Hungary – the FUTURE rapidly approaches our visit or “other” to the National Voting Stations to cast our vote, the FUTURE of Hungary is in our HAND’s.
What has the name Victor Mihaly. Orban – the Political Party name of Fidesz – what have they DELIVERED us to be represent in being a country in 2026 ???
Hungary – an “aged” in number decline population – another gargantuan problem, that Victor Mihaly. Orban – through WRONG policy decisions has FEED into this “nightmare” escalating – MESS.
Finally!
How long will the Hungarian leadership tolerate these thugs fed and paid by us bullying us?!
We need to protect our interest against these criminals.
Cut the aid.
NOW!
‘How long will the Hungarian leadership tolerate these thugs fed and paid by us bullying us?!’
Excellent question, Dear Márk, excellent question, though in fairness, Hungary’s leadership has risked more and done more to promote peace, in this situation, than any other Western Country.
So, you definitely have good leadership.
Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth to be humiliated by the people that depend on us for their survival.
And the leadership, although better then the others in the EU, still doesn’t retaliate, only uses “slightly starker rhetoric”.
We are in the position of power. They depend on us. And their behavior should reflect that.
Did Steiner change his name to Márk?
what a love story is being made with AI Mouton.
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