Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accuses EU leaders of forcing member states into war against Russia and compares Brussels to communist-era oppression.

— When Brussels speaks of European peace, it actually means war, he says, warning that young Europeans will be sent to the front if the leaders get their way.

In a speech delivered this week during a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Orbán directed sharp criticism at EU leadership and claimed it is openly preparing for war while talking about peace.

— Just like the old empires that oppressed us, the European union has now turned itself into a war project, emphasized the Hungarian Prime Minister.

— In Brussels they openly declare that the task of the coming decade is to defeat Russia on the eastern Front. This means that every European person, every European business, and every European nation state should serve this goal, if they belong to the union, Orbán said.

The Hungarian leader argued that this is something Hungary opposes, but that the EU is still trying to force this agenda upon them.

— We Hungarians do not want this, yet they want to force it upon us, my friends, this is called oppression.

Draws parallels to communist era

Orbán drew parallels to the communist era and argued that today’s EU resembles the oppression of that time.

— We are not surprised, we have seen this before. I remember how in the communist times, they spoke of freedom, they even called the newspaper by that name. Now when Brussels speaks of European peace, it actually means war.

He emphasized that both Hungarians and Slovaks have their own experience of war’s consequences.

— Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, they young are taken to the front, our assets are sooner or later seized and channeled into war aims, and then economic misery follows as we pray the front does not reach us, because then no stone will be left standing.

Brussels has turned the EU into a war project. They speak of peace but prepare for war, trying to force all nations into their agenda. Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, and we will not be pushed onto that path. We choose sovereignty, and the power of love and unity over… pic.twitter.com/LsGISQY3qM

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) September 29, 2025

“They are all agents of Brussels”

Orbán also attacked what he describes as Brussels’ political representatives in Central Europe, including in Hungary.

— The political representatives of Brussels war are present in every central European country and they are at work here in Hungary as well. They are easy to recognize: aggressive, violent, threatening. They are all agents of Brussels. Manufacturing fake news, spreading slander and whispering propaganda with the goal of destabilization.

Despite the harsh rhetoric, Orbán concluded with a call for unity and reflection.

— We live in a time when sobriety, calmness and composure are needed and we must repeat again and again that we believe in the power of love and unity.
Whoever learns from the past will protect the future.

“Know what war means”

On the social media platform X, Orbán further developed his criticism.

“Brussels has turned the EU into a war project. They speak of peace but prepare for war, trying to force all nations into their agenda”, he wrote, adding:

“Hungarians and Slovaks know what war means, and we will not be pushed onto that path. We choose sovereignty, and the power of love and unity over oppression”.