Ukrainian MP: How much money does it cost to buy a Hungarian PM?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave a divisive interview to German newspaper Bild on Russian President Vladimir Putin, NATO and Russia. Several politicians reacted to the Hungarian Prime Minister’s statements.

Viktor Orbán’s divisive interview

As we reported, the Hungarian Prime Minister gave an exclusive interview to the German newspaper Bild. In the interview, Viktor Orbán said that Putin is not a war criminal, that Ukraine cannot win the war, and also spoke about NATO’s strength.

At one point in the interview, Orbán states that Ukraine is no longer a sovereign country because it is dependent on Western money.

Reactions to the Hungarian Prime Minister

There were heated responses to Viktor Orbán’s interview. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s centre-right liberal European Solidarity MP Oleksiy Honcharenko wrote on Twitter about Putin.

“Putin is not a war criminal, Orbán said. Orbán, please tell me, how much does it cost to buy a Hungarian prime minister?” the Ukrainian MP wrote.

German Green MEP Daniel Freund responded even more succinctly: “what a bizarre interview with Viktor Orbán!”

The Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko has already reacted at greater length, index.hu reports. Gerashchenko responded to the parts concerning Ukrainian sovereignty and Putin. “I wonder who or rather what inspired Mr Orbán to draw such conclusions? Perhaps the record gas discounts that Russia is now offering its allies?” wrote Gerashchenko, who also posted a picture of Orbán and Putin grinning at each other.

The Hungarian opposition also reacted

Not only foreign politicians, but also Momentum, a member of the Hungarian opposition, reacted to Orbán’s statements. The party writes that “we find it unacceptable that Orbán denies Ukraine’s independence, which is recognised by the UN, as well as Putin’s guilt at the International Criminal Court”.

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