Sikorsky and Szijjártó publicly argue over Hungary's position on Russia
The foreign ministers of Poland and Hungary, Radoslaw Sikorski and Peter Szijjarto, have entered into a public dispute on social network X over the pro-Russian policy of the government of Viktor Orban and its criticism of the European Union's decisions.
The reason was a statement by the Hungarian prime minister, who called the indefinite freeze of Russian assets in the EU a "declaration of war". Sikorsky reposted this post and ironically wrote that Orban "deserved the Order of Lenin."
In response, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused his Polish counterpart of seeking to drag Europe into a war with Russia. He stressed that Budapest would not allow itself to be drawn into such a scenario. Sikorski replied that there will be no war unless Russia starts aggression again, adding that Hungary would then take Moscow's side again.
The dispute unfolded against the backdrop of the EU's decision of 12 December to freeze Russian assets indefinitely. According to EU estimates, it is more than 200 billion euros, much of which is concentrated in the Belgian depository Euroclear.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga also joined the discussion, calling Orban «the most valuable frozen Russian asset in Europe». Meanwhile, Hungary continues to block a number of EU decisions to support Ukraine and its integration into the European Union and NATO, which is increasingly exacerbating tensions with its partners in the bloc.
