Orban Rejects Annexing Zakarpattia, Denies Being Putin’s 'Trojan Horse' in New Interview

He casts Hungary as Western, pointing to a Russia–Germany–Turkey security triangle guiding his decisions.

Overview

In a YouTube interview with Axel Springer chief Matthias Döpfner, Hungary’s prime minister said Budapest would refuse any Russian offer to take Ukraine’s Zakarpattia.
He rejected accusations that he serves the Kremlin, calling the “Trojan horse” label naive and primitive.
Pressed on a hypothetical in which the United States divided Europe into Western and Russian spheres, he answered that Hungary belongs to the West.
He argued Russia will remain part of European politics and described a Russia–Germany–Turkey triangle shaping Hungary’s security policy, adding the Ukraine war could end in the foreseeable future.
He referenced longstanding concerns over ethnic Hungarians in Zakarpattia, echoing earlier remarks by Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó about risks tied to weapons transiting the region.