Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News,
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has condemned remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Budapest says amounted to a threat against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Responding to comments made during a press briefing in Kyiv on Thursday, Szijjártó said the statement was“beyond every limit” and reflected what he described as “the kind of ‘culture’ coming from Kyiv.”
“This is the man Brussels admires and the country they want to fast-track into the European Union,” Szijjártó said.
“No one can threaten Hungary or its prime minister. No one can blackmail us just because we refuse to pay the price of Ukraine’s war and refuse to accept higher energy prices because of Ukraine.”
Zelensky had been speaking to compatriots about the proposed €90 billion European funding package for Ukraine, and warned that a single EU leader should not block the measure, widely interpreted as meaning Viktor Orbán.
“We hope that in the European Union, one person will not block the 90 billion [euros]. Otherwise, we will give this person’s address to the armed forces, to our guys, let them call him and talk to him in their own language,”Zelensky said.
Zelensky issues dire threat to Hungarian PM Orbán if he continues to block €90 billion in loans to Ukraine."We hope this one person [Orban] in the EU will not block €90 billion aid. Otherwise, we will give this person's address to our armed forces."pic.twitter.com/ayoSJlDCEs
The Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliamentalso criticized the comments, saying that“statements suggesting intimidation or threats of violence are incompatible with democratic principles and with the spirit of mutual respect that should guide relations between partners.”
The group noted that EU member states have already provided approximately €200 billion in support to Ukraine and said such rhetoric was difficult to reconcile with Ukraine’s ambition to join the European Union.
Source: ZeroHedge News
