Zelenskiy taunts Hungary's Orban for blocking aid to Ukraine - Reuters
Zelenskiy taunts Hungary's Orban for blocking aid to Ukraine Reuters
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"Zelenskiy taunts Hungary's Orban for blocking aid to Ukraine."
— Volodymyr Zelenskiy , Politician
"When someone threatens to give a person's address to Ukrainian soldiers simply because they do not support another €90 billion weapons package, that is not diplomacy, it is an open threat. This is outrageous."
— Zoltán Kovács , Politician
"We hope that a certain person in the European Union will not block the €90 billion, or the first tranche from the €90 billion, and our defenders will have weapons."
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Politician
"We hope that one person in the EU will not block the 90 billion euros — or at least the first tranche of it — so that Ukrainian soldiers receive the weapons they need."
— Volodymyr Zelensky , Politician
"There will be no deals, no compromise."
— Viktor Orban , Politician
"No foreign state leader can threaten anyone, not a single Hungarian."
— Peter Magyar , Politician
"We hope that one person in the European Union will not block the €90 billion [$104 billion] and that Ukrainian fighters will receive weapons; otherwise, we will give this person's address to our guys so they can call him and speak to him in their language."
— Volodymyr Zelensky , Politician
"These threats and blackmail from [Zelensky] have gone far beyond every acceptable limit."
— Zoltan Kovacs , Politician
"This is outrageous. Personal emotions have no place in matters like this. Hungary cannot be intimidated, and we will not yield to blackmail."
— Zoltan Kovacs , Politician
"We hope that a certain person in the European Union will not block the €90 billion, or the first tranche from the €90 billion, and our defenders will have weapons. Otherwise, we will give that person's address to our Armed Forces, to our lads, so they can call him on the phone and speak to him in their own language."
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Politician
Key People
Prime Minister of Hungary.
Prime Minister of Hungary.
Viktor Orbán is the Prime Minister of Hungary, noted for his controversial political policies and influence in Central Europe.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the President of Ukraine.
President of Ukraine who attended a summit in Yerevan.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine, known for his efforts to secure international support amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Spokesman for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Zoltán Kovács is a spokesperson for the Hungarian government.
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warned Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán that if he continues to block a €90 billion EU loan, he would provide Orbán's address to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to discuss the matter directly.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy hinted that Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is blocking a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine, warning that if the obstruction continues, he would provide Orbán's address to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to discuss the issue directly.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán threatened to use force to resolve an oil dispute with Ukraine, while President Zelenskyy suggested that the Ukrainian military could directly contact the EU official blocking a €90 billion loan for Ukraine.
Hungary's government labeled Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's comments about Prime Minister Orbán as an "open threat," following Zelenskyy's remark that he might provide Orbán's contact details to the Ukrainian Armed Forces if he continues to block a €90 billion EU loan.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed hope that a certain EU official would stop blocking a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, warning that otherwise, he would provide that person's address to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to discuss the issue directly.
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