Orban Aide Sparks Outcry Suggesting Ukraine Surrender From Day 1
- Hungary would ‘likely not’ have defended itself, he says
- Opposition leader has called on Orban’s aide to step down
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A senior aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orban sparked an outcry at home after calling Ukraine’s decision to defend itself against Russia’s invasion “irresponsible” and suggested that Hungary wouldn’t have taken up arms.
The comments by Balazs Orban, who helps chart foreign policy for the premier, went the furthest in Budapest’s increasingly Kremlin-friendly stance that has put it at odds with European Union and NATO allies. It wasn’t clear whether the prime minister, who’s unrelated to his aide, shared those views.