Polish justice minister: Hungary’s Orbán closer to Russia than Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is today much closer in political stance to Moscow than to the European Union leadership, Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said.

The minister stressed that Orban, unfortunately, wants to blow up the EU from within, and his pro-Russian policies are completely unacceptable to the majority of citizens in the EU, Caliber.Az reports, citing Sky News.

"It looks to me today as if Hungary's leadership is closer to the leadership in Moscow than the EU leadership, and I say this with great sadness and also with great concern," Zurek noted.

Hungary, under Viktor Orbán, has actively challenged EU decisions to use frozen Russian central bank assets to finance aid for Ukraine, arguing that such measures were adopted without its consent and filing a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice over the issue. This reflects Budapest’s broader resistance to key EU policies tied to collective support for Kyiv.

Orbán maintains strong diplomatic and economic relations with Russia, including frequent high-level meetings with President Vladimir Putin and efforts to secure long-term Russian energy supplies, even as the EU seeks to reduce dependency on Moscow amid the ongoing war.

These bilateral engagements have been seen as contradicting the EU’s unified stance on sanctions and diversification away from Russian fossil fuels.

Hungary has repeatedly opposed Ukraine’s accession to the EU and continues to resist military and financial support for Kyiv, arguing that further involvement could prolong the conflict and harm European peace, a position that places it at odds with the majority of EU member states.

By Jeyhun Aghazada