The Hungarian prime minister was sharply criticized on Friday by his longtime ally, Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who said, among other things, that he could no longer cooperate with him until Orbán changed his position on the Russian invasion.
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Although Orbán condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he did not specifically criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin. Unlike other EU countries and other Western states, Orban’s government also does not send military aid to Kiev. Regarding the bloody events in Buč, Orbán previously said that an independent and impartial investigation was needed.
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“If Prime Minister Orbán says that he does not clearly see what happened in Buč, I would recommend him to see an eye doctor. It’s disappointing, “Kaczynski said this week, referring to hundreds of civilians apparently killed by Russian soldiers in Buc. At the same time, he expressed some understanding for Orban’s possible goals.
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WITHOUT COMMENT: Dead bodies in Buč are taken to the cemetery
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“I believe that what Viktor Orbán is doing is linked to the hope that it will play a role in ending the conflict. But I think it’s a dead end, “Kaczynski added.
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Orbán, who has long been known for his good relations with the head of the Kremlin, in a telephone conversation with Putin this week proposed an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and invited the head of Russia to Budapest for peace talks with Ukrainian and French Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. .
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According to Hungary Today, Orbán told reporters this week that “Russia started this war by invading Ukraine”, which he called aggression. He added that Hungary shares the EU’s position. He also called for an independent investigation of atrocities in Ukraine and said civilians must be protection and violence against them must be clearly condemned, Orbán’s spokesman said today.
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Orban won the parliamentary elections again last Sunday and then said, among other things, that he wanted to strengthen the partnership with Poland and end the differences over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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