Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of interfering in Hungarian elections

On February 16, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of interfering in the country's elections.

"Ukrainians are deeply involved in the Hungarian election campaign," Orban wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

According to the Hungarian leader, Ukraine finances Orban's opponents for its own personal interests. He stressed that Hungary must decide its own future.

Whatever you wish for the enemy: the Ukrainian issue is becoming the main issue in the election campaign in Hungary

Viktor Orban criticized Kiev for its calls for a complete cessation of energy purchases from the Russian Federation.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on February 11 that Kiev's actions contradict Budapest's interests and called Ukraine the country's enemy. According to the minister, since 2015, Ukraine has been making decisions that, according to the Hungarian side, restrict the rights of national minorities, including in matters of using their native language. Szijjarto, in an interview with the Mandiner, noted that the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia regularly faces the consequences of these measures.

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