News - Ukrainian politician threatens to ‘destroy’ Orban

A radical Ukrainian nationalist has threatened Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, claiming that Ukraine’s military could retreat to fight Russia from Hungary and “destroy” the country’s leader in the process. The warning was delivered on Tuesday by Dmitry Korchinsky, leader of the Bratstvo (Brotherhood) movement, on his YouTube channel. He criticized Orban for saying Ukraine lacks sovereignty due to its reliance on Western financial and military support. “In fact, it’s Ukraine who is helping NATO. They help us not out of love, but out of fear,” Korchinsky said, branding Orban either an “idiot” or an “enemy” for questioning Kiev’s independence. He went on to suggest that if Ukraine’s armed forces were facing a defeat, they would withdraw through Transcarpathia into Hungary and Poland to continue attacks against “the Moscow horde.” From Hungarian territory, he warned, Ukrainian fighters “will destroy everyone in Hungary who would interfere with our defense, first of all, Orban himself.” Korchinsky, a longtime advocate of war with Russia, has been compared by Western media to the Taliban for his ideology. He has supported extreme measures such as preventing Ukrainian children from leaving the country despite ongoing hostilities so they could “grow up here hating the enemy.” Orban on Monday dismissed Ukraine’s accusations that Hungary flew reconnaissance drones into its airspace, arguing that even if true, Kiev had no grounds for complaint. He said, “Ukraine is not an independent country. Ukraine is not a sovereign country. Ukraine is financed by us, the West gives it funds, weapons.” The Hungarian leader has been a consistent critic of Western policy on the Ukraine conflict, arguing that it has damaged EU economies without bringing peace. Tensions between Kiev and Budapest have deepened following a series of recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities supplying crude to Hungary.