Overview

• Orbán published the remarks Tuesday on X and in a Fidesz podcast, framing Western involvement as an imperial grab for land, resources and money.
• He said Ukraine is not an independent state, asserted Russia controls about 20 percent of its territory, and warned the country would collapse without Western funding.
• He pointed to U.S. financing and rare‑earth agreements with Kyiv as evidence of Western economic aims.
• Kyiv recently alleged drones entered Ukrainian airspace from Hungary, a claim Budapest denied.
• He also rebuked Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, insisting Hungary and the European Union are not at war with Russia.