Orbán says EU and Ukraine have ‘declared war’ on Hungary after Politico report
Orbán made a bold statement following Politico’s report. (Photo: REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Brussels and
Ukraine have “declared war” on Budapest after Politico reported on an idea of
granting Ukraine “EU membership in advance” and possible ways to overcome
Hungary’s veto, he wrote on X
on Feb. 11.
Orbán called Politico “the official publication of the
Brussels elite” and described the ideas outlined in the article as “the latest
war plan.”
“This new plan is an open declaration of war against
Hungary. They ignore the decision of the Hungarian people and are preparing to
remove the Hungarian government by any means. They want the Tisza party to come
to power, because then there will be no veto, no resistance and we will no
longer stay outside their conflict,” Orbán wrote.
On Feb. 10, the outlet published an article saying the
European Union is developing an unprecedented plan that could grant Ukraine
partial membership in the bloc as early as 2027, as Brussels seeks to
strengthen Kyiv’s position in Europe and distance it from Moscow.
According to 10 officials and diplomats, the plan initially
involved giving Ukraine a place in the EU even before it completed all the
reforms required for full membership.
“In April, Hungarians must stop them — at the polling
stations. Fidesz is the only force standing between Hungary and rule by
Brussels, and the only guarantee of Hungary’s sovereignty,” the Hungarian prime
minister asserted.
Earlier, Orbán called Ukraine an enemy of his country and
said it should not be allowed to join the European Union. During an “anti-war
rally” in the city of Szombathely, Orbán baselessly claimed that Ukraine is
constantly demanding that Brussels cut Hungary off from cheap Russian energy,
which he said would threaten Hungarians with higher utility bills.
Orbán’s anti-Ukraine rhetoric amid Hungary’s election campaign
In late January, Orbán accused Ukraine of attempting to
interfere in parliamentary elections.
On Jan. 16, he launched a “national petition” to rally
public support for refusing to finance Ukraine.
The Hungarian prime minister has framed the April elections
as a choice between war and peace, portraying Ukraine as a country that should
not be supported and his government as the only shield against the spread of
the conflict, the newspaper Handelsblatt wrote.
It added that he claims without evidence that the EU would
pressure Hungary to send young people to war in Ukraine.
On Dec. 18, 2025, Orbán said a decision on financial support
for Kyiv for 2026-2027 would allegedly drag the EU into Russia’s war against Ukraine.
On Dec. 17, Hungary, which opposes Ukraine’s accession to
the European Union, blocked the EU’s annual statement on the bloc’s enlargement
process.
Viktor Orbán is also known for his ties to Russian President
Vladimir Putin. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in
2022, Orbán has visited Moscow three times, most recently in November 2025.
On Jan. 13, Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok announced that
parliamentary elections in the country will be held on April 12.
In December 2025, Bloomberg reported that Prime Minister
Viktor Orbán could retain power in Hungary regardless of the outcome of the
April elections. According to informed sources, Orbán is considering the idea
of taking up the post of president of the country.
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