The Hungarian leader is escalating an energy dispute as he trails in the polls ahead of April elections.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday accused Ukraine of plotting to sabotage Hungary’s energy infrastructure and ordered troops to protect key sites.

“I have heard the briefings of the national security services and see that Ukraine is preparing further actions aimed at disrupting the operation of Hungary’s energy system,” Orbán said in a video posted on X.

The accusation adds fuel to a conflict Orbán has stoked with neighboring Ukraine as well as Brussels ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election in which he faces the prospect of defeat.

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  • Railcar8095@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Now the seed has been planted. Next Russia well attack Hungary pretending to be Ukraine, so article 5 week be invoked against Ukraine.

    And then they all clapped

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      You joke, but they’re literally that delusional. The worst thing is that Trump would probably jump at the opportunity - if the EU wasn’t already aware of all this and it would be the final nail in the coffin for US/EU relations if they tried to push this false flag. But Putin is desperate and Trump does long for a smooching session with him.