The European Commission condemned Zelensky’s words about Orban, calling them “unacceptable”
The European Commission considers the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who promised to hand over the address of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the Ukrainian military, to be “unacceptable.” Orbán. As Euractive reports, this was stated by the Deputy Spokesperson of the European Commission, Olof Gill.
“In particular, regarding the comments of President Zelensky: we, as the European Commission, clearly state that such formulations are unacceptable. There should be no threats against EU member states,” he said.
Hill added that the European Commission’s goal is to “make everyone calm down a bit and reduce the level of rhetoric,” and Brussels is conducting “active negotiations with all parties” to resolve the crisis.
The scandal arose after Zelensky offered to give the Ukrainian military the address of “the person who is blocking aid from the European Union,” referring to Orban. The president noted:
“We hope that one person in the EU will not block 90 billion or the first tranche and Ukrainian soldiers will have weapons. Otherwise, we will give the address of this person to our Armed Forces. Let them call him and speak to him in their own language.”
The president’s statement sparked a sharp reaction in Hungary, including criticism from the opposition. The leader of the opposition party “Tisa” Peter Magyar called on Zelensky to apologize for the words he called “threats” to Orban.
On the same day, the Hungarian Prime Minister said that Budapest would force Kyiv to continue transit through the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline “by force.” In the evening, it became known about the detention of seven employees of Oschadbank in Hungary on suspicion of money laundering, among whom, according to media reports, was a retired general of the Ukrainian special services.
