Orban said that Russia will take severe retaliatory measures against countries that seize assets.

[Orbán: Putin replied, and will take severe retaliatory measures against countries that participate in seizing Russian assets]

On December 17, 2025, in a video message posted on the social media platform "Facebook," Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán stated:

Hungary will not support the seizure of assets of any country, not just Russia. We will never support this practice under any circumstances. I wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking whether the retaliation measures would take into account the positions of different countries. The reply I received was that severe retaliatory measures will be taken using all international law means, and the position of each EU country will be considered.

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