Orban Plans Anti-Ukraine Campaign to Woo Hungarian Voters

Viktor OrbanPhotographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban plans to hold a domestic campaign against Ukraine’s European Union accession in a bid to reverse a pre-election slide in the polls.

Orban’s plan to hold a non-binding “national consultation” on the issue comes after he was the sole leader to refuse to sign a statement at an emergency EU summit on Thursday pledging support for Hungary’s war-torn neighbor.