Orbán scornfully reacts to Ukrainian Foreign Minister calling him pro-Hungarian

Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister, unexpectedly expressed dissatisfaction with the statement by Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, who called him a pro-Hungarian politician. Source: European Pravda; Viktor Orban on Kossuth Radio; Telex Details: Viktor Orban angrily said that he was "not interested" in the opinion of the Ukrainian authorities.

"The country should not stoop to the point where someone else can tell us what Hungary's prime minister and foreign minister are like," Orban said.

According to Viktor Orban, Hungary is a "sovereign country" that "does not claim the approval" of other countries. "Let the Slavic neighbours not tell me who we are about the thousand-year-old Hungarian State. We'll decide for ourselves.

Perhaps they meant it as a friendly gesture, but a country that respects itself cannot say this, and if they do, then do not be surprised, we will ignore it," Orban added.

Background:

In an interview with the Telex Hungarian portal, Kuleba said that his Hungarian counterpart Szijjarto Peter and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are not pro-Russian but pro-Hungarian politicians.
His statement was made after talks in Uzhhorod where Szijjarto and Andrii Yermak represented their respective countries.

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