The diplomatic firestorm between Kyiv and Budapest has reached a white-hot peak. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha delivered a historical gut-punch to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, accusing him of the same “moral blindness” that led Hungary into an alliance with Adolf Hitler.
The feud exploded after Orbán, speaking from the comfort of the Brussels summit, mocked the West’s “moral coffee-drinking” while claiming it was “not clear who attacked whom” in the war. Sybiha’s response was a surgical strike on Orbán’s heritage: “Just as ‘not clear’ as it was for Hungaryʼs leadership in 1939,” he fired back on X (Twitter). The message was unmistakable: Orbán isn’t just “neutral”—he’s auditioning for the role of a modern-day Axis collaborator.
The “Rage Trigger” Section: The Controversy Everyone is Ignoring
While the world focuses on the “Nazi” insult, they are missing the €140 Billion Shadow War. Behind closed doors on December 18, Orbán reportedly bragged that he had formed a “Blocking Minority” with Slovakia and Czechia to kill the EU’s “Reparations Credit.”
The real scandal? Orbán is using Belgium as his human shield. While Orbán screams about “legal robbery,” the Belgian government is the one actually holding the bag—refusing to release the €190 billion in frozen Russian assets at Euroclear because they fear a Russian legal retaliation that could bankrupt the Belgian treasury. Orbán is simply providing the political cover for Western European cowardice. He’s the “loudmouth” taking the heat while the biggest banks in Brussels quietly pray the assets never move.
Deep Background: The “Stalingrad” Lesson
Sybiha’s reference to 1939 isn’t just a random insult. In 1940, Hungary joined the Axis powers, thinking they could “profit” from Hitler’s aggression by reclaiming lost land. They sent their young men to die at the Battle of Stalingrad, only to be occupied by their own “ally,” Germany, when the tide turned in 1944.
The “dirty history” here is that Orbán is repeating the Miklós Horthy mistake. By trying to play “both sides” with Putin and the EU, he is ensuring that when the conflict eventually ends, Hungary will be the one left holding the bill—and the shame. Sybiha isn’t just arguing about today’s news; he’s warning Orbán that history has a very short memory for “neutral” neighbors during a genocide.
The Cold Hard Truth from the Insiders
“Giving money means war,” Orbán warned on the summit floor. The “Hard Truth” from EU insiders is that Orbán has successfully “raped European law” (his own words) by forcing the EU into a Plan B. Instead of using Russia’s money, the EU is now forced to borrow €90 billion on the capital markets—interest-free—leaving European children to pay the debt while Russia’s billions sit safely in Belgian vaults. Orbán didn’t just stop a “grab”; he successfully shifted the financial burden of the war from Putin to the European taxpayer. He’s not “saving” Hungary; he’s subsidizing the Kremlin.

