Orban addresses EU, raises alarm over forced mobilization in Ukraine
Photo: Orban criticizes mobilization in Ukraine (Getty Images)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Ukraine of forced mobilization and called on the European Union to address the issue, according to Origo.
Orbán stated, "You can’t give speeches about Ukraine being fit to join the European Union one day, and then bury people the next who are being beaten to death during forced conscription."
He added that the Hungarian government is monitoring the situation and is aware of families from which men were taken during mobilization. Orbán said he knows the number of those killed and the orphans left behind. He called on Brussels to step in and put an end to what he described as "forced mobilization."
"In a country at war, it is unacceptable for people to be killed, and if the victim is a citizen of an EU member state, the European Union cannot stand by and do nothing," he stated.
Mobilization in Ukraine
Ukraine’s martial law and general mobilization are expected to be extended once again. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted draft legislation to the Verkhovna Rada.
Currently, martial law and mobilization are in effect until August 6. If approved, they will be extended for 90 more days, from August 7 to November 5, 2025.
The most recent extension was passed by the Rada on April 16.
Recently, Orbán cynically claimed credit for halting Ukraine’s EU accession process, saying it was Hungary that blocked the move.
