Orbán responded to a Politico article on Stoltenberg’s comments, simply exclaiming “What?!”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán appeared concerned by the prospect of Ukraine entering NATO this week, reacting forcefully to comments from Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg saying that the country’s “rightful place” is in the bloc.
Orbán responded to a Politico article on Stoltenberg’s comments, simply exclaiming “What?!”
Hungary, under Orbán’s leadership, has become something of an outlier among NATO countries in terms of its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Budapest maintains close ties to Moscow and the country is highly dependent on Russian energy.