“If we want to preserve Hungary’s freedom and sovereignty, we have no choice but to occupy Brussels,” he said.
Relations between Budapest and Brussels have soured dramatically in recent years. The EU has expressed concerns about democratic backsliding in Hungary and Orbán’s ties to Russia despite President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Orbán has become increasingly vocal about his animosity to the EU while also hindering the bloc’s attempts to support Kyiv and dragging his feet over the ratification of Sweden’s bid to join NATO, of which Hungary is a member.
On Friday, the Hungarian prime minister made no secret of his many grudges against Brussels, accusing — without evidence — the EU of “abandoning” Europeans and leading the continent to war.
“Now we will march to Brussels, and we ourselves will bring about change in the EU,” he said.
Orbán’s latest comments come just one day after the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman criticized the country’s “dangerously unhinged anti-American messaging” and its “expanding relationship with Russia.”
