In a bold stand against the chief representative of the globalist elite in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated Hungary will not be dragged into war by the unelected bureaucrats of the European Union, and it will not support Ukraine’s fast-tracked accession into the EU at the expense of Central European prosperity.
Speaking with unflinching clarity, Orbán denounced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s renewed push to deepen EU involvement in the Ukrainian conflict, calling it a “scandal” and warning that Europe is being driven off a cliff, the Hungarian news portal Mandiner reported.
“Ursula von der Leyen wants to drag Europe into war,” Orbán declared, adding, “It is in Europe’s interest to follow the example of the United States and come out of the war. We can no longer pour European people’s money into a bottomless bag.”
President @vonderleyen wants to pour further billions into Ukraine, pull Europe further into a losing war, and rush a bankrupt state into the EU. She’s not serving the member states – she’s serving an agenda. Hungary won’t go along with this. pic.twitter.com/Yukf3NZrVz
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) May 7, 2025
The prime minister’s comments followed—and came in direct response to—von der Leyen’s inflammatory address to the European Parliament a day earlier, where she called for more weapons for Ukraine, a rapid end to energy cooperation with Russia, and a fast-tracked accession process for Ukraine into the EU—a move Orbán and other nationalist leaders see as reckless and ideologically driven.
“Brussels bureaucrats want to send even more money to Ukraine and involve the EU even more deeply in an unbeatable war,” Orbán warned during a campaign stop in Ráckeve on May 7. “It is time for the Commission to finally represent the Member States instead of Ukraine.”
The Hungarian leader’s words resonate far beyond Budapest. With Europe grappling with economic stagnation, historic inflation, and growing insecurity, many citizens across the continent are beginning to question the wisdom of funneling tens of billions of euros to a war-torn nation outside the Union.
Even as von der Leyen lectures Europeans about “solidarity” and “values,” the reality on the ground is stark: EU economies are bleeding, families are struggling, and yet Ukraine continues to receive a blank check from Brussels. “Ukraine gets money and weapons, and European taxpayers foot the bill,” Orbán blasted on social media in response to von der Leyen’s speech.
Hungarian MEP András László echoed these concerns, warning that the economic and political burden of rebuilding Ukraine—estimated in the hundreds of billions—would devastate the EU’s already strained finances. “The most obvious reason for keeping Ukraine out of the EU is that a war is still raging,” László noted. “This could be the greatest financial folly the bloc has ever partaken in.”
There are hardly any rational arguments for Ukraine’s quick EU-accession:
– still at war with Russia,
– low standards of living and reconstruction costs would massively burden the EU and national budgets,
– massive agricultural sector would upset EU food market.Ukraine joining…
— András LÁSZLÓ MEP (@laszloan) May 8, 2025
“Hungary was admitted to the European Union because it was a good deal for everyone, including Germany. Ukraine’s accession, on the other hand, is not a good deal, but bankruptcy,” Orbán emphasized in response to European People’s Party President Manfred Weber.
.@ManfredWeber wants to fast-track Ukraine into the EU, as if we were running a charity.
However, Hungary wasn’t let in out of generosity – it was a good deal for the member states.
Currently, Ukraine’s accession would bankrupt Europe. No deal. Forget it. pic.twitter.com/hfGPx7zafT— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) May 7, 2025
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