Kiev will never scare Hungary with \u201coil blockade, blackmail and threats,\u201d Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a crowd of his supporters<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of Hungarians flooded the streets of Budapest on Sunday in a show of support for Prime Minister Viktor Orban. People from all over the country joined a \u2018Peace March\u2019 in the capital held under the slogan: \u201cWe will not be a Ukrainian colony!\u201d
\nThe Orban government has long opposed the EU\u2019s policy of arming and funding Ukraine against Russia, as well as Ukraine\u2019s bid to join the bloc. Tensions between Budapest and Kiev have escalated over the past months as Ukraine first suspended Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia via a Soviet-built pipeline and its leader, Vladimir Zelensky, then made personal threats against Orban.
\nOn Sunday, Orban delivered a speech to his supporters in front of the parliament, calling on Kiev to abandon its hostile policies. \u201cYou see, Zelensky, this is the thousand-year-old state of the Hungarians. And you think you can scare us with an oil blockade, blackmail, and threats against our leaders? Be smart and stop this,\u201d the prime minister said.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa HUGE! This is Hungary’s SUPPORT for Prime Minister Orb\u00e1n on March 15, 2026.This is Message for the European Union and Ukraine.Hungary doesn’t ACCEPT BLACKMAIL. \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa pic.twitter.com\/hV3FjEmQOZ\u2014 Based Hungary \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa (@HungaryBased) March 15, 2026 <\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who was also present at the rally, claimed that Brussels and Kiev wanted to overthrow Orban\u2019s government \u201cbecause they want Zelensky to form a government in Hungary as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8SHOCKING:This is what True Popularity is. Hungary Stands BEHIND ORB\u00c1N VIKTOR. We Will NOT STAND for BLACKMAIL from Ukraine or the European Union.\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa pic.twitter.com\/9v5TGMAvL2\u2014 Based Hungary \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa (@HungaryBased) March 15, 2026 <\/p>\n
Photos and videos published on social media show massive crowds of people waving national flags and marching through central Budapest. The demonstrators were carrying a large banner reading that Hungary would not be a \u201ccolony\u201d of Ukraine. Some rally participants were also carrying placards with crossed-out images of Zelensky and Orban\u2019s key rival at the upcoming elections, Peter Magyar. Magyar\u2019s Tisza Party held a massive rally of its own on Sunday as well.<\/p>\n
Absolutely massive peace demo in Budapest today \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/jar6FAlotC\u2014 Thomas Fazi (@battleforeurope) March 15, 2026 <\/p>\n
In early March, the Hungarian authorities detained a convoy carrying up to $100 million worth of cash and gold, reportedly destined for a Ukrainian state bank, as part of a probe into money laundering. Zelensky suggested on the same day his military could be sent to speak with Orban \u201cin its own language.\u201d Both Orban and Magyar denounced the threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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