Orban Again Against Ukraine in the EU: Why Hungary Blocks Support

According to hvylya.net: Viktor Orban, the Prime Minister of Hungary, has openly opposed Ukraine's accession to the European Union. In his speech on the state radio 'Kossuth', he stated that Hungarians do not want to be in the same union with Ukrainians because they do not wish to share their 'difficult fate'.

'Hungarians do not want to be in the same European Union with Ukrainians. If you are in a federal arrangement with someone, you share their fate, and Ukraine is a country with a very complicated fate. Why should we share this difficult fate?' - said Orban.

Orban also emphasized that he envisions his country's future as distinct from the Ukrainian path: 'We pity them, we sympathize, they are fighting heroically, we must support them, but we do not want to share a common fate with them.'

Hungary Blocks EU Initiatives Regarding Ukraine

Hungary is blocking a number of key European Union initiatives regarding Ukraine, particularly opposing the provision of 'reparatory loans' to Kyiv from frozen Russian assets.

According to European media, during an informal summit in Denmark, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply criticized Orban for his destructive position, which complicates the discussion of strategically important issues for the EU.

Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated that Orban 'remains captive to Russian propaganda'.

Viktor Orban opposed Ukraine's accession to the European Union, and Hungary is blocking EU initiatives regarding Ukraine, causing tensions in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations and disrupting diplomatic relations within the European Union.