Orban Warns Ukraine EU Membership Could Cause War
(MENAFN) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has cautioned that the European Union could become directly entangled in the ongoing confrontation between Russia and Ukraine if it proceeds to grant Kiev full membership in the bloc.
During an interview at the Euronews Enlargement Summit on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky asserted that “Orban has to offer something for Ukraine, which is protecting the whole Europe from Russia, and even now, during this war, we did not get any support from him.”
Zelensky further alleged that Hungary is extending “very specific support” to Russia by obstructing Ukraine’s possible inclusion in the EU.
Responding several hours later in a post on X, Orban firmly stated that Hungary “will not support Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, because it would bring the war into Europe and take the money of Hungarians out to Ukraine.”
He emphasized that admitting a new member requires unanimous consent among all 27 EU states, underscoring that “every member state has the sovereign right to support or oppose the admission of a new member.”
Orban also dismissed Zelensky’s implication that Hungary owes assistance to Kiev, declaring, “I must reject the suggestion that Hungary owes Ukraine anything. Ukraine does not defend Hungary from anyone or anything. We did not ask for such a thing, and we never will.”
He reaffirmed that Hungary’s safety is guaranteed by its own armed forces and by NATO, an alliance of which “Ukraine is (fortunately) not a member.”
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