Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto called Kiev an enemy of Budapest

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.

"In recent years, Ukrainians have begun to pursue policies that directly contradict Hungary's daily activities and daily interests," he said.

The minister also expressed concern about Kiev's attempts to impose restrictions on Russian oil and gas supplies through European mechanisms. According to him, such steps may negatively affect the energy security of Hungary and Slovakia, lead to higher prices for fuel and utilities, as well as create risks for industry and employment.

"This is how Ukraine demonstrates hostile behavior towards Hungary. <...> And if someone behaves hostilely towards another, he is certainly an enemy," Szijjarto concluded.

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

On the same day, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Europe's plan to partially admit Ukraine to the EU in 2027, bypassing the Hungarian veto, is a declaration of war on Hungary. Prior to that, it became known that the EU was preparing a five-point project to grant Ukraine partial membership in the bloc as early as 2027. The plan involves overcoming Hungary's veto.

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