— Taking over hundreds of billions from another country has never gone unanswered in history. This is a declaration of war, Orban said during the so-called an anti-war rally in Mohács, one of a series of campaign meetings with voters before the parliamentary elections scheduled for April next year.
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The Hungarian Prime Minister also said that the omission of Budapest in the decision on Russian assets showed that “the illusion that the rule of law prevails in Brussels has disappeared.” Orban also warned his supporters that they must prepare for “Brussels' third attempt to win the elections in their country.” – It was like that in 2018 and 2022 and it will be like that in 2026, he said.
Viktor Orban attacks the EU's decision
Orban's government has repeatedly accused the EU of trying to interfere in the country's internal policy, and accused the opposition TISZA, which is leading in the polls, that if it wins, it would be guided by Brussels' priorities. The current Hungarian authorities call themselves the “national government”.
Member states decided on Friday to permanently freeze Russian assets deposited in the EU. Two countries were against the regulation. Earlier, Hungary and Slovakia announced their opposition.
