Orbán says Ukraine can’t defeat Russia, Ukraine's MFA reacts

Orbán said this in a commentary to Bloomberg.

According to the Hungarian prime minister, NATO is not ready to send its military to Ukraine, and without their help, Ukraine is allegedly unable to defeat Russia.

“Looking at the numbers, looking at the location, looking at the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is obvious that poor Ukrainians have no chance of winning on the battlefield,” Orbán said.

He emphasized that the war could be stopped only if Russia concludes a deal with the United States. Orbán also expressed hope that Donald Trump would win the US presidential election in 2024.

For his part, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said that it is now critically important to join forces to ensure that Ukraine wins as soon as possible.

“The same European politicians claimed last year that Ukraine had no chance of lasting more than 72 hours. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. Unlike those who advocate surrendering to the enemy without resistance, Ukrainians will continue to fight until their territories are completely liberated from Russian occupation. This is the only way not only to restore peace in Ukraine, but also to guarantee the security of the whole of Europe,” he wrote.

• On May 5, Viktor Orbán said that he could not imagine Russia's defeat in the war with Ukraine and called for negotiations.