Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, phoned his family after a former Ukrainian MP issued a threatening message against him. In a video posted on Facebook, Orbán is seen calling his relatives individually, warning them that they may soon appear in news reports as targets of Ukrainian threats, and urging them to take the warnings seriously while not panicking.
At one point, he specifically asks his daughter to speak with one of his grandchildren, who is old enough to understand the situation, so as not to frighten them. Directly addressing the camera, Orbán stressed that everyone should treat the threat seriously but remain calm.
The video message that shocked Orbán
The threats originated from a YouTube interview posted on Pryamy TV, in which Hryhoriy Omelchenko, a former Ukrainian MP and ex-officer of the Ukrainian Security Service, addressed Orbán. According to Index, Omelchenko stated:
“We know where he lives, where he spends his nights, where he drinks beer or wine, where he goes out, and who he meets. If Orbán does not change his anti-Ukrainian stance and continues to be an accomplice to Putin’s war crimes, let him remember that KARMA never forgives anyone’s sins. Think of your five children and six grandchildren.”
Omelchenko, who was previously a member of Yulia Tymoshenko’s party until 2012 and later joined Viktor Yushchenko’s party, has no current representation in the Ukrainian parliament. He added that the upcoming Hungarian elections on 12 April could see an opposition victory.
Zelensky’s controversial comments
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also made remarks implying potential consequences if the EU blocks the EUR 90 billion aid package to Ukraine. Zelensky suggested that he could provide the relevant Hungarian contact number to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to “call and speak in their own language,” a statement the Hungarian government has condemned as excessive.
Orbán’s recent stance has included blocking aid to Kyiv until the Druzhba (Friendship) oil pipeline resumes operations.
Hungarian political response
Péter Magyar, president of the opposition Tisza Party, denounced the threats, stating during a tour stop in Szarvas:
“No Hungarian should be threatened by a foreign official. Neither the outgoing Orbán government nor a potential Tisza government will allow this.”
He also urged Zelensky to clarify his words, retract them if necessary, and provide information about the status of the Druzhba pipeline, calling for its reopening as soon as possible.
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After non-stop attacks on Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and survive Orban finally got a couple of threats. Who would have actually thought something like that could ever happen? Hide Orban. Hide. Let me look for a tissue to dry my tears. Make sure you make videos of your poor self and post them everywhere so we can all feel sympathy for you.
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I am baffled.
I thought you might finally understand, that you are on the side of evil.
Instead, you casually condone the potential murder of innocent two years olds.
What the fuck is wrong with you, Larry? You realize, that this is hard core terrorism of the worst possible kind, right? What the actual fuck?
Oh I know now. You are an American. So whether it’s the murder of half a million innocent children in Iraq to achieve… what exactly? Or the genocide of 10 years olds in Gaza, or double-taping a primary school filled with innocent girls, the more dead children, the happier you are.
Got it.
You fucking disgust me, Larry… You truly do. Despicable.
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Orbán Viktor is a very peaceable man, and, as such, he will always seek a way to evade strife.
If Toroczkai László were in his place, I do not think the threateners in Kiev would be happy with what they got for their threats.
I sincerely hope your compatriot’s opinion here is wived as just as fringe and vile in the USA, as it is in Hungary.
Mouton if Orban is peace loving provide a single quote from Viktor Orban condemning Trump’s war in Iran. You can’t because it doesn’t exist. Orban supports Trump’s war in Iran with his silence. Orban is a naked opportunist. He is the lowest coward.
I do not like anyone to be threaten, however he is boldly using the situation to manipulate opinion. Nonetheless I have a solution: he shall step back from his position and he can live an happy life.
He can step back from his position and go into exile in Moscow. At least then the days of endless propaganda billboards will be over.