The Ukrainian leader recently targeted the Hungarian prime minister over his refusal to unblock a €90 billion EU loan for Kiev.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said “Threat to his life” Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky won’t stop Kiev from breaking “Oil Blockade” of his country.
Zelensky issued a thinly veiled warning to Orban on Thursday amid an uproar over Budapest’s ongoing refusal to lift its veto on billions of EU-backed loans for Kiev and the blocking of Ukraine’s oil supplies to Hungary via a pipeline from Russia.
Ukrainian leader suggests Orban should not block new EU funds for Kiev, otherwise they will pass “This person’s address to our armed forces” So they could “Speak to him in his own language.”
Orban responded on Thursday, “We will break the oil embargo and no threats to my life will stop me from doing so.” Adding that “It’s not about me, but about Hungary.”
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Zelenskiy had crossed over “All Limits” He accused the Ukrainian leader of resorting to threats because Budapest refused “Pay the Price of the Ukraine War” Through high energy costs.
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Practical Death Threat to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Exceeds All Standards” He said.
Szijjarto insisted that Hungary cannot be blackmailed or dragged into the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, that the country’s security is paramount and that it will stay out. “Zelensky’s War.”
Orban last month blocked Ukraine from collecting a planned €90 billion ($105 billion) EU emergency loan from bloc members after they refused to agree to steal billions in frozen assets. The move came after Kiev cut off Russia’s main oil supply to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline.
The Soviet-era pipeline, part of which runs through Ukraine, went offline in January after Kiev claimed it had been damaged by Russian strikes — allegations denied by Moscow. Hungary and Slovakia, which are heavily dependent on Russian energy, have accused Ukraine of deliberately cutting them off for political gain and creating obstacles to resuming oil flows.
Orban, a long-time opponent of Ukraine’s EU membership bid, has consistently refused to send arms to Kiev or approve EU military aid, instead calling for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
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