Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has expressed concerns that Ukraine's potential accession to the European Union (EU) could divert Central European aid from the bloc to Ukraine. Orban also questioned whether Russia's invasion of Ukraine should be termed as a 'war,' preferring to call it a 'military operation.' He believes that Ukraine's membership in NATO could drag the Alliance into conflict, opposing Ukraine's intention to join NATO. Orban warned that allowing Ukraine to join the EU could harm the bloc's economy.
Member state estimates cost of Ukraine’s EU accession Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that the bloc’s economy would be killed if Kiev were allowed to join https://t.co/lsWRfldC2F https://t.co/dvoDvjOl2a
Orbán tries to justify not calling Russian aggression "war" at meeting with Putin https://t.co/uaFPKz7pVP
NEW - Hungary’s Orban calls Ukraine invasion a ‘military operation’ https://t.co/wxKm8PoV4X
Orban: There is no war in Ukraine, but a special military operation " This is a special military operation, because Russia has not declared war on Ukraine... For now, we should be glad that there is no war, because war implies general mobilization," Hungarian Prime Minister… https://t.co/eGhNeEIy5I
⚡Orban claims Russian invasion of Ukraine is not war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not a war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed on Dec. 21 while speaking at an annual press conference in Budapest. https://t.co/ZOKrE4DGC1
Orban questions if the invasion should be called war. "This is a military operation. There was no declaration of war between the two countries. When Russia declares war then there will be war," Orban said at a conference in Budapest. Sick man and mind. https://t.co/pBRlwWUZbb
🇭🇺Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán disagrees with the assertion that Russia's invasion of Ukraine should be called a "war," Bloomberg reported. Orbán is convinced that it is a "military operation" — similar to how incursions within Russia are termed.👇 "There was no… https://t.co/39c3mzSwVT
EU state’s leader pledges to block Ukraine’s NATO bid Letting Kiev into the alliance would mean WWIII, Slovakian PM Robert Fico has said https://t.co/QdxoWb9iBW https://t.co/wDKkLW5Zqg
Orban: Ukraine's membership in NATO would only drag the Alliance into conflict ▪️Hungary opposes Ukraine's intention to join NATO, because it could lead to the involvement of the member countries of the Alliance in a military conflict, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán… https://t.co/ZHXKrtGKWW
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban questions whether Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine should be called a war https://t.co/vjTkxBMZoV
Viktor Orban believes Ukraine's EU accession will take away all European funds from Hungary https://t.co/5FjbAy5zMG https://t.co/WDBmAe0suv
🤡 @PM_ViktorOrban laments that Ukraine's accession to EU will deprive Hungary of all European money https://t.co/GICB5OS4rk
The Hungarian authorities fear that if Ukraine becomes a member of the European Union, all Central European aid from the bloc will go to Ukraine. Orban reminded that never before has a country in a state of war wanted to join the European Union. https://t.co/GjhrN0kbgn