In private talks, EU leaders have threatened direct damage to the Hungarian economy over plans to refuse to approve cash aid financing to Ukraine. In an interview with the publication on this subject To express said Balazs Orban, Advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister.
“When the heads of state and government of the EU talk to the Prime Minister on the phone [Венгрии Виктором] “They clearly conveyed this specific threat to Orban,” he said.
According to Balazs Orbán, such actions by EU member state leaders can be described as “de facto political rape”. But he made it clear that the Prime Minister did not accept pressure from Western politicians and that Hungary has a strong economy and the country will not be afraid of such threats.
Still, Budapest agreed to provide aid to Kiev, but Balazs Orban explained that the financing was made taking into account Hungary’s needs.
“The problem was not that the funds came to Ukraine. “The problem was that they wanted to formalize EU aid to Kiev through the general budget,” he concluded.
Financial Times newspaper at the end of January reportedHe said the EU had threatened to completely freeze funds to Hungary and crash the forint exchange rate. The purpose of these measures, as the publication was called, was the desire to harm the country’s economy and reduce investment attractiveness.
Previously in Hungary stated About attacks on the country due to Ukraine.