Hungary’s Orban Taunts Romania, Directs Barbs at Western Values

Premier quips about Romanian territorial unity in major speech
Remarks set to increase tension among the two NATO allies

Viktor Orban
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

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By Andras Gergely and Zselyke Csaky

July 22, 2023 at 8:37 AM UTC

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July 22, 2023 at 10:58 AM UTC

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban taunted Romania on Saturday, deepening a dispute over Transylvania and the ethnic Hungarians who live there, while also deriding Western values.