Orbán: Zelenskyy's expectations of "Ukraine-friendly" government in Hungary won't happen
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Mon, 05 May 2025 19:09:00 +0300
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn has said during a parliamentary session that Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to see a Ukrainefriendly government in Hungary, but this will not happen.
Source European Pravda Orbns words quoted by Zoltan Kovacs, a spokesman for the Hungarian government Details The Hungarian PM said that Ukraine has agreed with Brussels on accelerated EU accession and now expects Hungary to ratify it.
Zelenskyy wants a Ukrainefriendly government in Hungary.
Those who are agents of Brussels are also friends of Zelenskyy, Orbn said.
Viktor Orbn added that these expectations will not be met.
There will never be a situation where Kyiv or Brussels dictates how Hungarians exercise their rightful sovereignty, Orbn said, repeating that Ukraines accession to the EU would lead to Hungarys bankruptcy.
Besides, Orbn called on Hungarians to express their opinion on Ukraines accession during the Voks 2025 vote.
Background The Ukrainian government and the European Commission had ambitious plans for the pace of accession negotiations in 2025, but the Hungarian veto stood in the way.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Pter Szijjrt claimed that Zelenskyy has to come to terms with the fact that Hungarians have every right to express their opinion on Ukraines fasttrack EU accession.
On 4 May, Zelenskyy and Viktor Orbn made mutually critical statements on the issue.
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