Orban ramps up anti‑Ukraine campaign with ‘petition’ as election battle tightens

BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, gearing up for a tough election in April, said on Friday he would launch a “national petition” seeking backing for his policy of ​rejecting EU funding for neighboring Ukraine as it fights a Russian invasion. With the war showing no sign of ending and Hungary’s economy stagnating, Orban has framed the election as a choice between war and peace, portraying Ukraine as undeserving of support and his government as the only safeguard against conflict and economic spillover.

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