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US envoy slams Hungarian PM Orbán as a leader who ‘embraces Putin’
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The United States’ ambassador to Hungary sharply criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for disregarding the country’s alliance with NATO, describing him as a leader who “embraces” Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“That disregard is evident when the [Hungarian] prime minister embraces Putin, when his government threatens to hold up crucially needed aid to its neighbor, Ukraine, while Ukrainian men, women, and children are murdered by war criminals,” Pressman added.
Orbán has threatened to veto a planned €50 billion in aid for Ukraine and has adamantly opposed opening accession negotiations with Kyiv, after the European Commission recommended in November to start membership talks.
EU leaders are due to back the recommendation at an upcoming summit this month — a move Orbán threatens to block.
The U.S. ambassador also criticized Orbán’s anti-American rhetoric, including a claim from a leaked CIA report that he views the U.S. as one of the biggest enemies of his Fidesz party.
The U.S. envoy took aim at Hungary’s rule-of-law backsliding and limited press freedom, pointing to an “alarming” bill to create a body with broad powers to investigate foreign interference that critics have warned would be used to intimidate political opponents and undermine civil society.
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