Viktor Orban Says Alleged Plan to Fast-Track Ukraine’s EU Membership Is ‘Declaration of War’

Orban has responded to reports that EU officials are exploring ways to fast-track Ukraine’s accession and limit Hungary’s ability to block the process.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses his annual press conference in the Carmelita Monastery, in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 5, 2026. Attila Kisbenedek / AFP via Getty Images

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has condemned an alleged European Union plan to accelerate Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, warning that such a move would amount to an open confrontation.

In a post on X on Feb. 10, Orban said the EU has “decided that Ukraine will be admitted to the Union as early as 2027.”