São Paulo, February 14, 2026 – The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, stated that the real threat faced by Hungary is not Russia, but the European Union. The remark was made during a speech to supporters on Saturday, as his party intensifies an anti-EU campaign ahead of the elections on April 12.
In his speech, Orbán compared the EU to the repressive Soviet regime that ruled Hungary for more than 40 years in the last century. The prime minister dismissed the belief held by many European leaders that Russian President Vladimir Putin represents a threat to the continent’s security.
“We must get used to the idea that those who love freedom should not fear the East, but Brussels,” he said, referring to the EU’s de facto capital in Belgium.
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Orbán and his Fidesz party face the greatest challenge since the right-wing populist leader returned to power in 2010. The majority of independent polls show Fidesz trailing the center-right party Tisza and its leader, Péter Magyar, even as Orbán campaigns on the unproven premise that the EU would send Hungarians to die in Ukraine if his party loses.