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EU officials blast Hungary’s Orban over Ukraine stance, democratic decline

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) listens to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 9, 2024 [Frederick Florin/AFP]

Top European Union officials have slammed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over democratic backsliding at home and his Russia-friendly stance that has blocked military and financial aid to Ukraine.

Orban, whose country currently holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, came under fire on Wednesday after warning officials gathered in Strasbourg, France, about the “migration crisis” and the war in Ukraine as he addressed the European Parliament.

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