Kyiv demands apology after PM Orbn wears scarf showing parts of Ukraine as Hungarian
Source: The Guardian
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán came under pressure to apologise after posting a video of himself at a football match wearing a scarf that depicted historical Hungary, including parts of Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
Ukraines foreign ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko said on Tuesday Kyiv would summon Hungarys ambassador who will be informed of the unacceptability of Viktor Orbáns act.
The promotion of revisionism ideas in Hungary does not contribute to the development of Ukrainian-Hungarian relations and does not comply with the principles of European policy, Nikolenko wrote on Facebook. We are waiting for an official apology from the Hungarian side and a refutation of the encroachments on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Ukrainian media showed images of Orbán meeting a Hungarian footballer wearing a scarf which the outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported depicted a map of Greater Hungary including territory that is now part of the neighbouring states of Ukraine, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/23/hungary-pm-viktor-orban-scarf-showing-ukraine-territory-hungarian
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(6,277 posts)jimfields33
(15,793 posts)marble falls
(57,081 posts)jimfields33
(15,793 posts)I dont think Russia was playing that day.
marble falls
(57,081 posts)IronLionZion
(45,438 posts)Botany
(70,504 posts)... neo Nazis such as Sebastian Gorky? This should be no surprise to those Christo Fascisti who
want to take control of America because they like that shit.
blue-wave
(4,352 posts)Love your descriptive terminology!!
Warpy
(111,255 posts)quite a bit of Hungarian territory went to Ukraine, as well as other surrounding countries. That's an historical fact, as well as there is a sizable Hungarian minority in Ukraine. There are also Ukrainians in Hungary. Borders are often very messy things.
Most European wars have been fought because one country or another decided to include their border population within an expanded border. It's one reason European history is so bloody, those ancient tribes just would not settle within sane borders.
The problem these days is that another world wide war starting in Europe wouldn't be merely bloody, it would be suicide. Orban's scarf might have been historically correct, but he'd be a massive fool to try to press the point. He'd have to wait for Uncle Vlad to conquer Ukraine and give him "his" territory back--just before the tanks rolled into Budapest, some more recent history he needs to be aware of.
speak easy
(9,247 posts)DBoon
(22,366 posts)speak easy
(9,247 posts)Warpy
(111,255 posts)who realize just how much that empire cost the country as well as the rest of the world.
That's the problem with land wars in Europe. They spread.
IronLionZion
(45,438 posts)claiming he wants to protect Russians living in Ukraine by killing many of them.
Warpy
(111,255 posts)He started believing his own bullshit a long time ago, fatal for any autocrat and it tends to happen to all of them, even the ones who start out as great reformers.
He's simply denied the fact that Ukrainians are a distinct culture. They're going to get a lot more distinct once this mess is over.
Orban's scarf signals that he likely wants "his" share of the country after Russia conquers it all (ha). Good. Let him fight Putin over the spoils neither is likely to see.
dembotoz
(16,802 posts)in all honesty.
republianmushroom
(13,590 posts)Temeret
(80 posts)big time.
EndlessWire
(6,526 posts)the EU.
It's hard to imagine what Orban was thinking when he pick that scarf. Not appropriate. They owe apologies and explanations to Ukraine. I wonder if they are prepared to uphold their duties at NATO and/or EU. Questionable, but not enough data.
blue-wave
(4,352 posts)A shit stain on the human race. Him, Pooty and that goof from Belarus all need to burn in hell.