Zelenskyy: Orbán's election campaign built on hostility to Ukraine and me
Mar 11th 2026
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Irish blogger Caolan Robertson that Viktor Orbán is running an election campaign based on criticism of Ukraine, EU figures and Zelenskyy personally, and warned of significant Russian influence in Europe.
- Zelenskyy told Irish blogger Caolan Robertson that Orbán bases his campaign on hostility toward Ukraine, Ukrainians and the Ukrainian president personally.
- He said Orbán's campaign also targets the European Union and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- Zelenskyy warned that Russian influence in Europe is one of the largest and is used to spread Kremlin narratives.
- He said Orbán does not represent all Hungarians and that the election outcome will be decided by voters.
- Recent polls show growing support for Orbán's Fidesz while the opposition Tisza party leads by about 14 percentage points.
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