US EditionHungary's Viktor Orbán Questions Ukraine's Sovereignty
Orbán dismissed Ukrainian drone violation claims and questioned Ukraine's sovereignty amid disputes over EU accession and pipeline damage affecting Hungary, with officials exchanging sharp accusations.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed on Monday that Ukraine lacks full sovereignty and relies financially on Western support.
- This statement comes amid escalating tensions after Ukraine accused Hungary of sending a reconnaissance drone into its airspace on Friday, and Hungary responded on Monday by restricting availability of a dozen Ukrainian news websites.
- Orbán emphasized that Ukraine is not at war with Hungary but with Russia, argued Ukraine should focus on drones from the east, and downplayed the drone incursion’s significance.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha rebutted Orbán by posting a drone route map and called Hungarian officials 'blind', while Hungarian Foreign Minister denied Ukrainian claims and accused Zelenskyy of fostering anti-Hungarian sentiment.
- These exchanges deepen the historic low in Hungary-Ukraine relations and fuel Hungary’s threat to veto Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations.
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Orbán comments on Ukraine's drone accusations: He does not see Kiev as sovereign – diplomatic relations remain tense.
Hungary's Prime Minister Orban considers Ukrainian allegations of drone flights to be secondary. He says that Ukraine is unable to survive without Western aid, not an independent state. Therefore, it should not run as if one were.
Hungary's Orban says Ukraine is 'not sovereign' as drone dispute deepens
BUDAPEST - Hungary's Viktor Orban said on Monday that Ukraine was not a sovereign country, as he hit back at accusations that Hungarian reconnaissance drones violated its airspace - the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row between Kyiv and Budapest. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga commented on the recognition by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of violation of the Ukrainian border by Hungarian reconnaissance drones and reacted to the official's words about “non-sovereignty” of Ukraine.
Hungary's Prime Minister openly questioned Ukraine's sovereignty. In an interview, he also considered the possible overflight of Hungarian drones over the neighboring country to be incidental.
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