Zelensky commented on Orban's statement on Ukraine's accession to the European Union

The majority of Hungarian citizens are in favor of Ukraine's accession to the European Union, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

So he commented on the statement by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban about the possibility of bankruptcy of the European economy due to financial and military assistance to Kiev. According to Orban, Ukraine's accession to the EU will create a threat to Hungary and bankrupt Budapest.

Funds EU "are imported to Ukraine in wheelbarrows", Brussels intends to take a "huge loan" to accelerate Kiev's accession to the union by 2030, Orban said.

According to Zelensky, Hungarian citizens are in favor of Ukraine. He referred to a poll by the Respect and Freedom Party, headed by Peter Magyar, which opposes Orban. According to the study, 70% of Hungarian residents agree with Ukraine's accession to the EU, Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian president believes that Orban's statements are related to his political goals. The Hungarian prime minister is "doing very dangerous things" by blocking Kiev's accession to the EU, Zelensky is sure.

In response to the statement of the Ukrainian president, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on a social network that Zelensky should come to terms with the fact "that all Hungarians really have the right to express their opinion on the accelerated accession of Ukraine to the EU."

"Ukraine wants to join the union of which we are a member, and not vice versa. So the tone of the voice in The appropriate one should be chosen in Kiev," Szijjarto wrote.