Hungary\u2019s PM has accused the EU of taking \u201cthe war upon itself\u201d<\/p>\n
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels of dragging the EU into a direct war with Russia through potential troop deployments to Ukraine.
\nSpeaking at the \u2018Peace March\u2019 in Budapest on Sunday, which drew tens of thousands of supporters, Orban said Brussels had taken \u201cthe war upon itself\u201d and was pursuing a wartime economic policy.
\n\u201cThey do not want to keep trouble at a distance \u2013 they want to march into it: more money, more weapons, more soldiers. We do not know the day or the hour when the first soldier from Brussels will step onto Ukrainian soil, but it will happen. They can hardly wait for soldiers bearing EU insignia to be sent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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He stressed the importance of renewing \u201cthe anti-war alliance\u201d forged by his government, pledging to \u201cpreserve Hungary as an island of security and calm.\u201d
\n\u201cOur sons will not die for Ukraine; they will live for Hungary,\u201d Orban said. \u201cWe will protect support for mothers, we will protect our children, and we will not allow our national colors to be replaced with Ukrainian or rainbow flags.\u201d
\nOrban also claimed that \u201cenormous forces\u201d are trying to pressure Hungary politically and economically to \u201cpush the country off its own path\u201d by blocking funding and affordable energy supplies. He accused Brussels of trying to turn Hungarians into \u201cdebt servants\u201d to fund the war effort, \u201cusing Ukraine as a pretext,\u201d and seeking a change of government in Budapest because his administration refuses to hand over \u201cthe keys to the treasury.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Orban government has long opposed the EU\u2019s policy of arming and funding Ukraine against Russia, as well as Kyiv\u2019s bid to join the bloc. Tensions between Budapest and Kyiv have escalated in recent months after Ukraine suspended Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia via a Soviet-built pipeline, while Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has also issued personal threats against Orban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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