"No, thank you". Foreign Ministry reacts to Orban's "lectures on corruption"

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to the statement by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who refused to provide assistance to Ukraine, citing alleged "corruption" in the country. Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tykhyi reminded the politician of his corruption scandals.

Today, November 13, Orban said that Hungary would not send financial aid to Ukraine because, according to him, the country is allegedly "immersed in corruption and chaos associated with the military mafia.".

Instead, Budapest plans to allocate funds for domestic needs.

In response, Tychy said that Orban has no moral right to blame Ukraine, as he himself has been involved in corruption scandals on several occasions.

"Lectures on corruption from a politician involved in corruption scandals and who brought his country to the position of the poorest in the EU? No, thank you," Tikhiy wrote .

• on October 28, Orban said that the use of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine could lead to a war between Europe and Russia.
• On October 30, it became known that in the third quarter of 2025, Hungary's economy stagnated compared to the previous three months.
• On November 13, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the allocation of €6 billion of financial assistance to Ukraine and said that there are three options for continuing to finance Ukraine .