Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán firmly rejected criticism that his government’s stance on the Ukraine war merely echoes Russia, insisting that Hungary acts based on national interest and not external narratives. Orbán emphasized Hungary’s refusal to send weapons, money, or troops to the conflict, arguing the war is not Hungary’s to fight and warning that Western military aid only prolongs the suffering. Citing historical trauma from past European wars, Orbán urged keeping Hungary out of future conflicts, pledged not to support Ukraine’s EU accession under current conditions, and likened migration to war as an existential threat to national identity. He called for balanced European security arrangements that consider Russian concerns while rejecting Russian aggression and stressing the need for negotiations. Orbán declared that Hungary would strive for peace, defend its unique culture, and resist any policy, whether from Brussels or Moscow, that might “dismantle the quality of Hungarian life.”