Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Brussels of attempting to take money from Hungarian families to send to Ukraine.
According to Report, the Hungarian prime minister wrote about this on his social media account.
“Brussels bureaucrats are reaching out, trying to take money from our families to send it to Kyiv. Brussels calls it heresy to put family first. We call it common sense,” the Hungarian prime minister wrote.
Earlier, Viktor Orbán announced that Hungary had begun collecting signatures for a nationwide petition protesting against the European Union’s allocation of funds to Ukraine. The document, reflecting the opinion of Hungarian citizens, will be sent to Brussels. The results of this government initiative will be announced on the eve of the parliamentary elections in Hungary, scheduled for 12 April.
Orbán’s Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Union party and its junior partners, the Christian Democrats, are campaigning against the opposition Tisa party. Its leader is former government official and MEP Péter Magyar, who enjoys the support of the EU leadership.
The issue of Hungary’s position on the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the provision of military and financial assistance to that country, is expected to be one of the main topics of the election campaign. The Hungarian government has repeatedly confirmed that it does not intend to participate in EU initiatives to finance Ukraine.
