Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post shared on the platform X, referenced Russia's massive missile attack on Ukrainian cities on Christmas Eve.
"During this time, in a holiday interview, Prime Minister Orban called Putin a trustworthy partner for Hungary," the politician wrote.
On Tuesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gave an interview to the newspaper Magyar Nemzet, where he stated, "Our friend is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, our honest partner is Russian President Vladimir Putin, and our good friend is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
Orbán calls Putin a "trustworthy partner for Hungary"
Donald Tusk suggested disapproval that the Hungarian leader, from an EU country, openly admitted to supporting Russia's president, who continues to attack Ukraine despite the ongoing Christmas holidays.
The recent Russian missile and drone strikes targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure and other civilian sites, killing at least two people and injuring around 20.
These attacks occurred as Ukrainian Orthodox Christians, like the rest of the Western world, now celebrate Christmas on December 25th, following changes to the liturgical calendar in response to Russia's aggression.
On December 25, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, firefighters work to mitigate the damage caused by a Russian missile strike on a residential building. The attack resulted in at least ten hits across the city, damaging residential buildings, civil infrastructure, and critical facilities. Six local residents were injured in the assault. Photo: PAP/Mykola Kalyeniak
As previously reported on Radio Poland's portal, a series of explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions and cities, including Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, and Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Zelensky.
In response to Russia's attacks on western Ukraine, Poland scrambled fighter jets on Christmas morning, which returned to base after a few hours.
Tusk condemns Hungary's asylum for corrupt politician amid growing scandal
In the second part of his post, PM Tusk referred to a recent scandal that has stirred public opinion in both Poland and Hungary, especially among critics of Prime Minister Orbán.
„Minister Romanowski patiently repeated the rehearsed greetings of the day: 'Boldog Karácsonyt' (which means 'Merry Christmas' in Hungarian - editor's note)," added Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Romanowski, fleeing corruption allegations, demands conditions for returning to Poland
PM Tusk referred to the fact that Romanowski, a former deputy justice minister in the previous Law and Justice (PiS) government, which is no longer in power, is wanted by an European arrest warrant.
Recently, he fled to Hungary, where he was granted political asylum and support from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Opponents of Viktor Orbán claim that the Hungarian prime minister is dragging the country into international scandals by granting asylum to Marcin Romanowski, who is accused of multimillion-dollar corruption in Poland. Photo: Gints Ivuskans / Shutterstock.com & policja.gov.pl
Accused of corruption, Romanowski announced on social media before the holidays that he would return to Poland within six hours if the current government meets his conditions, which was met with widespread criticism from various political circles.
Tomasz Siemoniak, Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, criticized, in a comment for TVN24, the audacity of a person accused of serious crimes setting conditions for Poland.
"It's simply pathetic that someone suspected of serious crimes dares to set any conditions for the Republic of Poland," said Siemoniak in response to reports about the demands of the first-ever Polish lawmaker to be pursued by a wanted list while still serving in the current term of the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament).
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Source: Radio Poland/X/@donaldtusk/@MagyarNemzetOn/@tvn24
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