The claim that Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, a close friend and ally of Vladimir Putin, said that he is glad Russia doesn’t share a border with Hungary is misleading and a false statement.
According to multiple sources including Meduza News, a Russian and English News outlet; Orbán states that “Russia has already won the war” and to think otherwise is foolish. Orbán hopes that the country of Ukraine is split into three separate sections: a Russian zone, a demilitarized zone, and a Western zone. Although that statement is biased toward the Russians. MSN, a neutral news source from the United States, stemming from The Guardian, a British News outlet writing on the Copenhagen Summit stating that Orbán also spoke on the fact that Ukraine should not be let into the EU as it only sparks more conflict and war. A Ukrainian news outlet backs up both of the outlets' claims, stating the same thing. None of this evidence claims that Orbán ever commented on the idea that Ukraine is a buffer between the two countries.
The cited comment used in the claim, "it's strategically better for us if Ukraine remains a buffer between Hungary and Russia" is originating from an unsubstantiated Hungarian blog. An article from Daily News Hungary backs up the evidence that Orbán spoke about Ukraine’s EU membership but speaks nothing about Ukraine as a potential buffer zone.
The statement that Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s Prime Minister spoke on the idea that he is glad Ukraine is a potential buffer between Russia and Hungary is false and made up.
