Hungary reiterates opposition to the adhesion of Ukraine to the EU
The Hungarian Prime Minister reaffirmed on Friday that he opposes Ukraine's adhesion to the European Union (EU). Viktor Orbán argues that it can affect Hungary agriculture.
« I am against me, » Orbán said about next week's EU summit, where, among other issues, the eventual adhesion of Ukraine will be discussed. The Hungarian leader added that he currently does not see “a single argument” that justifies Ukraine's adhesion from the point of view of Hungarian interests.
“It's unthinkable, here and now. It would be our ruin, it would be the ruin of Hungarian farmers and the Hungarian agricultural economy, first, and secondly, it would be the ruin of the entire national economy, ”Orbán said in statements to public radio Kossuth.
Orbán expressed doubts about how Hungary could crash what he called the “crime flow” that would be generated by the neighbor's adhesion, although he did not specify what he was referred to.
Hungarian nationalist leader is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has tense relationships with Ukraine. His government has been refused to send weaponry to Ukraine since Russia attacked the country in 2022.
The president of the European Council, António Costa, met with Orbán in Budapest on Wednesday to prepare the European Union summit, scheduled for March 6, where he will also be discussed, among other matters, support to Ukraine.
