Poland’s President Andrzej Duda criticized Hungary for failing to support Ukraine, exposing a growing rift between the two erstwhile allies since the war began more than a month ago.
Speaking after meeting U.S. President Joe Biden in Warsaw on Saturday, Duda said Hungary’s high dependence on Russian energy supplies makes Prime Minister Viktor Orban understandably wary.
“But given Russian aggression against Ukraine, given the deaths of hundreds and thousands of civilians, given the shelling of housing blocks which is a war crime by international law, it’s hard for me to understand this approach,” Duda said in an interview with TVN24 news channel. “This policy will be costly for Hungary, very costly.”
