The European Union was founded to bring peace and prosperity to its Member States

The European Union was founded to bring peace and prosperity to its member states. Accepting a country that is at war with Russia would immediately drag the EU into a direct conflict. It is unfair to expect any member state to take this risk,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote on X in response to a post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In his post published on X, the Ukrainian president described Hungary’s blocking of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union as unfair.

In his reply, Mr Orbán wrote: “President, with all due respect: the European Union was founded to bring peace and prosperity to its member states. Accepting a country that is at war with Russia would immediately drag the EU into a direct conflict. It is unfair to expect any member state to take this risk,” the Prime Minister wrote.