As Hungary’s elections approach, Orbán has escalated an anti-Ukraine campaign and accused his rival, Péter Magyar, of entering into a pact with Kyiv to overthrow his government and install a pro-Western administration.

Today, January 28, Hungary’s ambassador to Ukraine, Antal Heizer, was summoned to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A strong protest was voiced to him over comments by Hungarian officials that Ukraine had interfered in Hungary’s parliamentary elections,

Ukraine's foreign ministry said it summoned Hungary's ambassador to Kyiv on Thursday to protest over Budapest's allegations of Ukrainian meddling in the upcoming Hungarian

The NATO ally has a warm relationship with Russia and is embroiled in an ongoing political clash with Ukraine.

"As long as there is a national-minded government, we will not allow Hungarian youth to be taken away to war."

Only the Hungarian people can decide Hungary’s future. That decision is made in Hungary, not in Brussels and certainly not in Kyiv,' says Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto - Anadolu Ajansı

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó agreed with the statement by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha that Budapest is the only obstacle to Ukraine's membership in the EU, Szijjártó reported.

In a video shared on social media, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that he has instructed Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to summon Ukraine's ambassador to Hungary after Ukraine had issued threats against Hungary and its government.