In a recent development in Hungary, the country's most popular opposition figure has demanded the resignation of a close aide to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The aide, Balázs Orbán, sparked controversy with his remarks suggesting that Hungary would not have defended itself against a Russian invasion, unlike Ukraine.
Balázs Orbán's comments, made on a podcast, criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to militarily defend his country following Russia's invasion in February 2022. He referenced Hungary's anti-Soviet uprising in 1956, stating that the country had learned from that event that Hungarian lives should be treated with caution rather than sacrificed for defense.
