On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky received the Ewald von Kleist Prize, which this year's Munich Security Conference awarded to Ukraine. Ukrainians were honored for “courage, sacrifice and unwavering determination to defend their own freedom and the freedom of all Europe.” Zelensky thanked for the distinction and also mentioned the countries that supported him. He also called out the name of the country's leader, who has recently expressed negative opinions several times about Ukraine's accession to the European Union. — I even want to thank Viktor. You all know who I mean, Zelensky said while receiving the award in Munich, reports “Ukrainska Pravda”.
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Zelensky on Orban: he forgot the meaning of the word shame
The Ukrainian president thanked Viktor Orban in a perverse way, claiming that the Hungarian leader motivates everyone in Europe to become better than himself.
— In his own way, he pushes all of us in Europe to be better. It's better, if only so that we never become like him – a person who seems to forget the meaning of the word shame – said Zelensky, quoted by “Ukrainskaya Pravda”.
Zelensky's speech in Munich was preceded by an exchange of comments between him and Orban. Earlier, the Ukrainian president attacked the Hungarian prime minister, accusing him of thinking “about how to enlarge his belly, and not about how to increase his army to stop Russian tanks that may return to the streets of Budapest.” Orban responded to this by posting a statement on X, in which he once again emphasized that Ukraine “cannot become a member of the European Union.” He also referred to personal remarks made by Zelensky.
“This debate is not about me and it is not about you. It is about the future of Hungary, Ukraine and Europe,” Orban wrote on X.
