– We probably wouldn't do what President (Volodymyr – ed.) Zelensky did 2.5 years ago – he said on Wednesday Balzas Orban in a podcast for the pro-government weekly Mandiner, referring to opposing by Ukraine Russian invasion in February 2022.
A politician who is not related to the Prime Minister Hungarian Viktor Orban, described Zelensky's decision to defend the country as “irresponsible”.
Hungary and Russia. Orban's adviser on Ukraine's “irresponsible” decision
According to Prime Minister Oraban's advisor, the decision to conduct hostilities was Ukraine's sovereign decision“but if they asked us, we wouldn't advise it, for a reason events in 1956.
Let us remember that in November 1956, Soviet troops were bloody suppressed the uprising in Hungarywhose participants they demanded the restoration of freedom of speech and other civil libertiesas well as full independence from the USSR.
The government in Budapest justifies its distant position regarding aid for Ukraine, including lack of support from the West during the 1956 revolution. He also claims that it does not currently want to engage in great power competitionbecause historically Hungary has always been bad at it.
“Orban's government would give up Hungary without a fight”
“The government (of Viktor Orban – ed.) would hand over Hungary to the Russians without a fight“- one of the opposition leaders in Hungary wrote on Facebook on Thursday, former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.
Balazs Orban “humiliated the memory of thousands of Hungarian freedom fighters, hundreds of whom – unlike him – they were ready to sacrifice their lives for the freedom and independence of their country“- he wrote in turn Peter Hungarianleader of the strongest opposition group in the country.
“Hungary's position is clear: we see no point in the Ukrainian-Russian war” – the prime minister's adviser reacted to the criticism, claiming that thousands of victims and war destruction were suffered by Ukraine “in vain.”
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