Zelensky: Hungary is playing a dangerous game

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In an interview with Le Monde, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Hungary “knows the consequences of occupation by a fascist regime”, but its messages to Ukraine are radical. He also said that the world should have put Putin in his place at the beginning of the war.

Zelensky: Most European leaders are on Ukraine’s side

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 90% of European leaders are on Ukraine’s side, although opinions differ within societies. In an interview with Le Monde, he said that before Russia’s full-scale invasion, Europe was very ambivalent, but the invasion had united it around Ukraine. “Thanks to this support, Ukraine has been able to stop Russia,” the president said, according to Index’s coverage based on Unian.

However, Zelensky said that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sometimes “plays a very dangerous game”.

“This is particularly dangerous for Hungary itself. This country knows what invasion is, it knows the consequences of a fascist regime, and I am surprised that Budapest’s messages to Ukraine are radical. Playing games with Trump will not work either. He is an independent leader. Nobody likes having weak friends,” he added.

Europe made mistakes in dealing with Russia

The Ukrainian President believes that since the beginning of the war, Europe has made many mistakes in dealing with Russian aggression against Ukraine. For example, everyone has tried to “shake hands with Putin” to demonstrate that he can be appeased. “It all went wrong. There was not a strong enough position after the invasion of Crimea and the war in Donbass,” he said.

The world should’ve put Putin in his place.

Then after the aggression, everyone looked at America: ‘Are they going to impose sanctions?’ Europe and the United States should have taken the lead and imposed tough sanctions. In the end, the slowdown in arms deliveries means there is a risk of a third mistake: trying to divert world attention from Ukraine,” Zelensky warns.

Current situation on the front

In an interview with BFMTV and Le Monde, Zelensky also said that the situation on the Ukrainian front is better now than it has been for the last three months. “I can give you this fresh information: the situation has improved a lot compared to the last three months,” he said.

He admitted that the army was facing difficulties due to a lack of artillery ammunition, an air blockade, Russian long-range weapons and very heavy drone strikes. However, he said they have managed to halt the Russian advance, inflicting heavy losses on the attacker.

“It’s hard to be too positive today while the war is going on, we can only be positive when we end this war and there is a just peace and we win. But if we want to be realistic today, Russia’s advance has stopped,”

he said.

Responding to French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for Western troops to be sent to Ukraine, he said, “As long as Ukraine holds its ground, the French army can stay on French soil.”

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