Orbán on Russia's war against Ukraine: "It is not clear who attacked whom"

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said "it's not clear who attacked whom" regarding Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in remarks criticising the EU's decision to provide a €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

Source: Hungarian outlet HVG.hu, citing Orbán speaking to journalists on Friday after a meeting of the European Council, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Orbán reiterated that the use of frozen Russian assets would be tantamount to a "declaration of war" on Russia.

He went on to describe as deception the idea that Western countries supposedly believe that "this war" can be fought without spending a penny and that, at the end of the war, the costs will be covered by Russia in the form of war compensation.

Quote: "They calmly have breakfast at home, drink their coffee and think how morally right it is to help a small country that has been attacked, though it's not so small, and it's not clear who attacked whom, but in any case, we are now helping a country that has been subjected to violence, and it costs us nothing. But in the end, they will pay."

Background:

• Earlier, Orbán called the EU loan for Ukraine an "extremely bad" decision and a waste of money.
• The European Council agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan for 2026-2027, based on EU borrowing on capital markets and backed by EU budget reserves. However, Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia refused to take part in the scheme.

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