Orban, Tusk clash over Ukraine as Hungary pushes 'Ukraine-skeptic' bloc in EU

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Polish leader Donald Tusk of turning Warsaw into a “vassal of Brussels” and promoting a failing pro-war policy toward Ukraine. Tusk, who maintains that supporting Kyiv is essential to European security, hit back by calling Orban “anti-democratic” and dismissive of EU principles. Rising war fatigue and domestic discontent in Poland have fueled debates over the country's foreign aid stance. Meanwhile, Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister Lubos Blaha endorsed Hungary’s proposal for a “Ukraine-skeptic alliance” with Central European neighbors, criticizing Brussels for “anti-Russian hysteria.”