Orban and Fico opposed the abolition of the veto right in the European Union over Ukraine

Fico and Orban oppose any military aid to Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico have urged the European Union not to scrap the unanimity principle of decision-making . They do not want the bloc to bypass Budapest’s veto on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, Le Monde reports .

“Imagine if unanimity were not needed in foreign policy. Then we could be drawn into a war that neither our citizens nor our governments want. That would be tantamount to denying the sovereignty of our states,” Orban said during a visit to Bratislava.

The publication recalled that 14 out of 27 EU countries, tired of Orban and Fico’s position on Ukraine, support changing the rules on the unanimity principle for foreign policy decisions. This was stated, in particular, by the European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Marta Kos. The main problem is that the consent of all countries is required for this decision to be made.

The publication added that Fico, like Orban, is loyal to Russia and opposes any military aid to Ukraine. He also believes that abolishing the veto right would be a mistake.

“Abolishing the veto right is a step towards abolishing the Union,” Fico said.

Journalists noted that the process of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, which began after the full-scale Russian invasion, has stalled. The process requires unanimous consent from all 27 member states of the bloc, but Orban and Fico do not want Kyiv to become part of the EU.

Orban urges Hungarians to vote against Ukraine’s EU accession

Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on citizens to vote against Ukraine’s accession to the European Union at VOKS 2025. According to him, in the next six months, the European Union will face “the most difficult and biggest battle” that will decide its future.

Orban urged Hungarians to vote to “preserve Hungary’s achievements,” saying that without public resistance, the government may not be able to protect the country’s interests.

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