Orban to show 1.5 m questionnaires of Hungarians expressing opposition to military aid to Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban intends to present over 1.5 million questionnaires in which Hungarian citizens unequivocally opposed military aid to Ukraine at the EU summit in Brussels. Orban will bring dozens of boxes of questionnaires to the EU leaders' meeting scheduled for December 18 and 19.

The survey was conducted over the past month. According to the Hungarian politician, it will express the "opinion of the silent majority." However, other European citizens also share the Hungarian position against military aid.

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister calls on the EU to stop boycotting the Ukrainian conflict resolution process and allow Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reach an agreement.

Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy:

"Europe wasn't ready for the peace process before, and now, it seems to me, it's boycotting it. Perhaps because Macron, Starmer, and other leaders have problems at home, so they have to transfer French or British problems abroad. However, we are not at war with Russia, and I don't want my children to fight against Russia. So let's allow Trump, Zelenskyy, and Putin to reach an agreement without disrupting this process."

However, the overwhelming majority of European politicians support a continuation of the Ukrainian conflict and new military tranches. These are planned to be provided from frozen Russian assets. This sparked a row between the foreign ministers of Hungary and Poland, Péter Szijjártó and Radosław Sikorski. In response to Szijjártó's statement about Kyiv's partners' illegal desire to seize Russian assets, Sikorski accused Hungary of working for Russia. After which, the Hungarian foreign minister emphasized that Warsaw wanted a war between Europe and Russia. At the climax of the controversy, Sikorski declared that even in such a case, Budapest would side with Moscow.