Ursula von der Leyen attacks Viktor Orbán over pro-Russia stance

09/10/2024 12:46 The Guardian

Pointed speech by EC president in Strasbourg rebukes Hungarian leader for economic and political policies Ursula von der Leyen has accused Viktor Orbán of a historic failure to support Ukraine, economic mismanagement and making his country a “back door for foreign interference” in her sharpest public rebuke yet to Hungary’s strongman leader.Standing a few metres away from Orbán in the European parliament in Strasbourg, the European Commission president pointedly criticised Orbán’s stance on Ukraine by contrasting his record with that of Hungarian freedom fighters of 1956, who rose against Soviet oppression but were ultimately defeated by the Red Army. Continue reading...

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