A European leader's top aide suggested his country wouldn't have resisted if Russia had invaded it

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 08:51

Side by side images of, left, Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and right, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024. — Side by side images of Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024.
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An aide to the Hungarian PM was criticized after suggesting Hungary wouldn't have resisted a Russian invasion.
He referred back to a 1956 uprising in Budapest, which the Soviet Union brutally repressed.
He said it was "irresponsible" to resist, citing the number of dead in the Ukraine war.

A top aide to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has drawn criticism for suggesting that his country would not have resisted a Russian invasion like Ukraine did, according to multiple reports.