US EditionVance hits out at 'scandalous' Zelenskyy comments about Hungary's Orban
Vance echoed Budapest’s claims that Kyiv is meddling in Hungary’s election and said Orbán had raised Zelenskiy’s remarks with him.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Budapest, Hungary, to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's re-election bid, echoing Budapest's accusations that Kyiv used energy supplies to influence the April 12 election.
- Budapest claims Kyiv stopped Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline to sway voters, prompting Hungary to block a 90 billion-euro EU loan for Ukraine; Kyiv maintains the pipeline was damaged by a Russian drone attack.
- Vance called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's comments about Orbán "completely scandalous" and compared alleged Ukrainian interference to the 2016 U.S. election, noting Russia's $500,000 Facebook ad campaign was deemed a scandal.
- Following Vance's remarks, a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday that Brussels would use diplomatic channels "to convey our concerns to our U.S. counterparts," reflecting EU unease over U.S. involvement in regional disputes.
- The April 12 election remains crucial for supporters of Donald Trump's MAGA movement in Europe, and with the loan block complicating aid decisions, Vance's visit deepens diplomatic friction between Hungary, Ukraine, and the European Union.
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The government had previously accused Zelensky of trying to influence Sunday's Hungarian election by blocking the pipeline.
The Friendship oil pipeline could be repaired and put into operation by the end of April, Volodymyr Zelensky said in Berlin, according to Politico. The Ukrainian president held a joint press conference with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, where he explained that the pipeline's repair work will not be fully completed by then, but it will be able to transport Russian oil to Hungary. The politician, meanwhile, expects Hungary to lift the veto that preve…
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski welcomed March the victory of the opposition in Hungary "a victory of the world over darkness" and asked for "pragmatic and friendly relations" with the new administration, once again saying that the Drjugba oil will be repaired by the end of April, notes The Guardian. At a press conference supported by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, ...
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, visiting Berlin this Tuesday for government consultations, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, announced an increase in military cooperation, especially in the drone sector, that Ukrainian and German companies have started manufacturing this year on German soil.Keep reading...
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