Orbán: Unprecedented for non-NATO Ukraine to carry out secret service operations against NATO member Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said it was 'unprecedented' for a non-NATO member state, Ukraine, to carry out 'secret service operations' against a NATO member state, Hungary. 'NATO cannot tolerate this either,' he said on his way to the European Political Community summit in Tirana.
Asked what would be on the agenda of the meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the prime minister said 'the Ukrainians'. In a video uploaded to his social media page on Friday, he said Ukraine was carrying out 'a well-coordinated, organized, funded, disinformation smear campaign' against Hungary. 'This is unacceptable. NATO cannot tolerate this either,' he said.
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