On February 10, Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán posted on the social media platform X that the EU and Kyiv were attempting to marginalize Hungary's patriotic government led by Orbán, openly planning to allow Ukraine to join the EU before 2027.

Orbán stated that this EU move was to exclude Hungary's veto power over Ukraine's accession to the EU in 2027. Orbán emphasized that due to the enormous costs involved, the impact on agriculture, and the risk of war, the Hungarian people had already rejected this plan.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has made multiple strong public criticisms of Ukraine's EU accession plan recently. His core reason for opposing it is that it would drag the EU into a war, harm Hungary's economic interests, and question the effectiveness of Ukraine's reforms.

Orbán's opposition to Ukraine joining the EU is based on several aspects:

Ukraine is a country at war, and its accession would involve the EU in the conflict. He believes that the current EU policy is "driving towards a highly risky direction" and warns that "Western Europe is preparing to go to war with Russia."

Ukraine's accession would divert EU funds, creating an "endless pit," dragging down the European economy. He is concerned that cheap Ukrainian agricultural products would hit the markets of Hungary and other Central and Eastern European countries.

He clearly opposes the EU providing large-scale aid to Ukraine through joint borrowing and other methods, emphasizing that "Hungarian money should be used for domestic development."

More importantly, Ukraine does not meet the accession criteria, and its reforms are insufficient. Taking Ukraine's "corruption scandals" as an example, he criticized the EU for ignoring reality and mocked the so-called "impressive reforms" as untrue.

He also opposes the EU's energy sanctions against Russia and aid policies to Ukraine, claiming they threaten Hungary's energy security.

Orbán's criticism is a comprehensive consideration of Hungary's national security, economic interests, and domestic politics. His tough stance will not change in the short term, which poses a significant obstacle to Ukraine's accession process.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856751534775308/

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