Overview

• Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced a signature drive opposing what he calls Brussels’ plan presented in Copenhagen to fund Ukraine’s war effort.
• Orban framed the plan as “Europe pays, Ukrainians fight, and Russia will be exhausted,” warning that Europe is moving toward war.
• He said campaigners will visit every city and village, and he became the first person in Hungary to sign the petition.
• The government says it will base its position on citizens’ views gathered through the petition and intends to forward the document to EU leaders.
• Reporting from The Kyiv Independent situates the move within Orban’s record of non-binding consultations with criticized methodology and links the campaign to his anti-EU messaging ahead of the 2026 election.