Orban Shocked EU Intervenes in National Politics, Not Just Everyone Else's
RT reports Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claiming the EU is "interfering" in his country's domestic affairs by pushing 'pro-Ukrainian' agendas. Orban frames this as a grave threat to Hungarian sovereignty, conveniently omitting his own record of using Hungarian state resources to influence elections abroad, notably in Romania and Slovakia, according to reports by Transparency International
and Balkan Insight. It appears the 'rule of law' and 'non-interference' are only sacred when applied to Budapest, not by Budapest. Orban's Fidesz party has been accused of dismantling democratic institutions within Hungary while simultaneously crying foul when the EU pushes back against his illiberal policies. How many times can one cry 'meddling' before it sounds less like a complaint and more
like a strategy? One might suggest Orban simply prefers to be the meddler, not the meddled-upon.