Orban vows to block Ukraine’s EU membership and funding

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has reiterated that Hungary will block Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and refuse to send Hungarian funds to Kyiv.

"Hungary votes soon. The stakes go far beyond our borders. Ukraine sees us as the obstacle standing between them and EU membership. They want us out of the way. We stand for a patriotic government. Our own people come first, no exceptions. ❌ NO to Ukraine’s accession. ❌ NO to sending Hungarian funds to Ukraine," he wrote on X, per Caliber.Az.

Orbán stressed that other countries are free to provide financial suppo

Ин rt to Ukraine, but “just don’t do it through the EU, and not at our expense.”

The statement follows Orbán’s pledge to block Ukraine’s EU membership, made after a recent EU summit in Brussels. Speaking at a press conference, he criticised the bloc for accepting Ukraine’s request for $800 billion in aid, describing it as “a nuclear-sized shock". He condemned what he called Brussels’ policy of “pouring money into the war” and reaffirmed Hungary’s opposition to both Kyiv’s accession and EU budgets channelling funds to Ukraine.

Responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has criticised Hungary’s stance, Orbán said: “There will not be a Hungarian parliament in the next hundred years that votes in favour of Ukraine joining the European Union.” He also accused pro-Ukraine parties in Hungary of trying to influence national politics to allow Kyiv’s EU membership.

Orbán emphasised that Hungary’s opposition is not limited to financial matters but also concerns the timeline for Ukraine’s accession: “This is not just about billions of dollars; it is about when Ukraine would join. Hungary opposes this, and we will block it.”

The prime minister briefly addressed his recent trip to Davos, where he and US President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. While Hungary supports the initiative along with Bulgaria, Orbán noted that most of the EU remains uncertain about how to respond.

By Tamilla Hasanova