The diplomatic gloves have been shredded and replaced with brass knuckles. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha delivered a historical haymaker to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reminding him that playing “clueless” about aggression is a dangerous Hungarian tradition.
The brawl ignited after Orbán, speaking to journalists following a 15-hour EU summit, dismissed Russia’s brutal invasion with a shrug, stating it was “not clear who attacked whom.” Orbán didn’t stop there—he mocked the West’s “moral” support for Ukraine as a waste of time and money. Sybiha’s response was a surgical strike: “Just as ‘not clear’ as it was for Hungaryʼs leadership in 1939,” he fired back, dragging Orbán’s ancestors’ alliance with the Nazis into the 21st-century spotlight.
The “Rage Trigger” Section: The Controversy Everyone is Ignoring
While the world argues about history, Orbán is quietly building a “Pro-Putin Bloc” inside the EU. In the early hours of December 19, Hungary, Slovakia, and the newly-shifted Czech Republic (under Prime Minister Andrej Babiš) pulled a coordinated “opt-out” on a €90 billion loan meant to keep Ukraine’s government from going bankrupt.
The real shocker? Orbán admitted on social media that he wrote to Vladimir Putin during the summit to ask how the Kremlin would react if the EU touched frozen Russian assets. Putin reportedly replied that “Hungary’s position would be taken into account.” We are witnessing a sitting EU leader taking marching orders from the man currently bombing European borders. This isn’t “neutrality”—it’s a betrayal of the entire alliance.
Deep Background: The “1939” Dirty History
When Sybiha mentions 1939, he’s pointing at a mirror. In the lead-up to WWII, Hungary’s leadership tried to play “both sides” by cozying up to Hitler to reclaim lost territory, eventually joining the Axis Pact in 1940. They helped invade Yugoslavia and fought the USSR on the Eastern Front—until the tide turned and they were swallowed by the very monster they tried to feed.
Sybiha’s message is clear: Orbán is repeating the “Horthy Mistake.” By acting “confused” about Russia’s invasion, Hungary is once again auditioning for the role of the Kremlin’s Trojan Horse in Europe.
The Cold Hard Truth from the Insiders
“Orbán is betting on a Trump-brokered peace that rewards the aggressor,” says an EU diplomat in Brussels. The “Hard Truth”? The €90 billion loan was a “Plan B” because the EU was too cowardly to seize Russia’s €210 billion in frozen assets.
Insiders say the “Three Musketeers of Moscow”—Orbán, Fico, and now Babiš—are successfully isolating themselves from the financial risk, leaving French and German taxpayers to foot the bill. They are effectively “sparing their children” from the loan while leaving Ukraine’s children to face Russian missiles. It is the ultimate act of geopolitical selfishness, and the rest of the EU is letting them get away with it

