Hungarian PM says Zelenskyy “crossed line” over Davos remarks

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a sharp rebuke of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, accusing him of having “crossed the line.”

As Caliber.Az reports, citing a post by Orbán on the social media platform X, the Hungarian leader said that Zelenskyy’s renewed criticism of the Hungarian government and of Orbán personally, coming amid Hungary’s approaching elections, was not unexpected. What did come as a surprise, he added, was Zelenskyy’s broader criticism of other European leaders, whom the Ukrainian president accused of providing insufficient support to Ukraine and lacking political resolve.

Yesterday in Davos, President @ZelenskyyUa crossed a line.

There is nothing new in the fact that, as elections approach in Hungary, he once again placed the Hungarian government, and me personally, in his sights. What was surprising, however, was that in his speech he also…

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) January 23, 2026

“Yesterday in Davos, President Zelenskyy crossed a line.

There is nothing new in the fact that, as elections approach in Hungary, he once again placed the Hungarian government, and me personally, in his sights. What was surprising, however, was that in his speech he also criticised every other European leader. He says the support sent to Ukraine is insufficient, the weapons are insufficient, and Europe’s determination is insufficient.

We did not have to wait long for the response from Brussels. Last night, von der Leyen presented a roadmap for Ukraine’s development. In it, the Brusselians accepted every Ukrainian demand. $800 billion for Ukraine, accelerated EU accession by 2027, and further support all the way until 2040.

This is where things stand. President Zelenskyy has things all backwards, yet the Brusselians are eager to pay up.

We will have a few words to say about this as well. A national petition is coming, through which we can send a clear message to Brussels: we will not pay!” the post by Orban reads.

By Vafa Guliyeva