The Ukrainian leader has said Viktor Orban has forgotten the word \u201cshame\u201d<\/p>\n
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has launched another public attack against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, just hours after disparaging him during an address at the Munich Security Conference.
\nThe Munich gathering honored Zelensky with its annual award for \u2018outstanding\u2019 contributions to peace on Saturday. Accepting the Ewald von Kleist Prize, the Ukrainian leader thanked his European sponsors for bankrolling Kiev\u2019s war effort, especially the \u201cbiggest donators,\u201d Germany and the UK.
\n\u201cWe are very thankful that we have such partners and friends,\u201d he said, before going after the Hungarian prime minister.<\/p>\n
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Zelensky fat-shames Orban in public insult<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I even want to thank Viktor \u2013 you all know who I mean \u2013 because in his own way, he pushes all of us to be better,\u201d Zelensky said. \u201cBetter, so that we are never like him, someone who seems to have forgotten the word \u2018shame.\u2019\u201d
\nEU member states have collectively provided \u20ac134 billion ($159 billion) in aid to Kiev since the conflict escalated in February 2022, according to the EU institutions. While giving the award to Zelensky, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine \u201cdeserves something more,\u201d and that even the Nobel Peace Prize would not be \u201cvaluable enough.\u201d
\nThe remarks came shortly after Zelensky said that thanks to Ukraine, Orban can focus on \u201chow to grow his belly, not how to grow his army\u201d to counter the perceived \u2018Russian threat\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Orban slams Brussels as \u2018threat\u2019 to Hungary\u2019s sovereignty<\/p>\n
Orban, a vocal critic of EU support for Kiev, responded on X, saying Zelensky\u2019s comments demonstrate why Ukraine \u201ccannot become a member of the European Union.\u201d\u00a0He added that the Ukrainian leader\u2019s rhetoric will \u201cgreatly help Hungarians see the situation more clearly.\u201d
\nThe Hungarian prime minister has long opposed Ukraine\u2019s push to join the bloc and has repeatedly refused to send weapons or approve EU military aid, calling for diplomacy instead.
\nIn January, Orban called Zelensky \u201ca man in a desperate position,\u201d while stressing that Hungary will continue to supply electricity and fuel and assist Ukrainian refugees despite the dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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