Top European Union officials have slammed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over democratic backsliding at home and his Russia-friendly stance that has blocked military and financial aid to Ukraine.
Orban, whose country currently holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, came under fire yesterday after warning officials gathered in Strasbourg, France, about the migration crisis and the war in Ukraine as he addressed the European Parliament.
Leading the charge against Orban, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen blamed Budapest’s for stalling of EU support for Kyiv and refusalto join Western efforts to arm Ukraine to fight off Moscow.
