Hungary: Orban's new hate campaign against Ukraine DW 07/15/2025
Briefly

Hungary has intensified its anti-Ukraine campaign, accusing its neighbor of being a mafia state. The Hungarian government, led by Viktor Orban, has attributed the death of a Hungarian-origin recruit in Ukraine to a supposed attack on the Hungarian nation, despite lacking clarity on the incident. Orban claimed that a Hungarian citizen was violently killed in Ukraine, prompting outrage across Hungarian media and amongst the public, particularly during protests outside the Ukrainian embassy. Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok expressed horror at the circumstances surrounding the recruit's death, underscoring declarations that such events contradict European values.
Orban's campaign against Ukraine labels the neighboring country a mafia state, accusing it of harboring criminals and painting its government as an evil empire.
Hungary's leadership uses the death of a Hungarian-origin recruit in Ukraine to incite anti-Ukraine sentiment, despite unclear circumstances surrounding the incident.
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