Sweden's Prime Minister Trashed Orban
- 18.09.2025, 2:00
The prime ministers of Hungary and Sweden got into an in absentia altercation on social media X.
The prime ministers of Hungary and Sweden, Viktor Orban and Ulf Kristersson, continued their absentee spat on X on Wednesday, with Orban accusing the Swedish government of ineffectively fighting crime.
It was reported by "European Truth".
In a post on X on Wednesday, Orban "sympathized with the Swedish people" over what he described as a glut of illegal migrants and a surge in crime. He added, however, that everything in Hungary was "safe, orderly and under control."
The Swedish prime minister responded with an extended post recalling how Sweden expressed solidarity with Hungary during the genocide of Jews in 1944 and the suppression of the anti-communist uprising in 1956.
"Democratic states help each other, both then and now. And they oppose countries that try to oppress others. That's why, just as in 1944 and 1956, we support democratic countries that Russian tanks are trying to invade. Then it was Hungary, today it is Ukraine. And if we don't act, tomorrow it could be another country," Kristersson wrote.
He added that this is why Sweden often expresses concern about events in Hungary in recent years and criticizes that "you go for coffee with the leader of the very country that in 1956 suppressed your compatriots' struggle for freedom and that today is attacking your neighbor, Ukraine."
The Swedish prime minister also quoted Orban's words from 2007, where he called for Hungary's continued westward orientation with the words "Oil may come from the east, but freedom always comes from the west."
Kristersson separately pointed out that there is an ongoing election campaign in Hungary where Orban's party has a chance of losing power, and added that Sweden has no intention of interfering in it.
A few days ago, Sweden's prime minister had already criticized the Hungarian leader for spreading "outrageous lies" after Orban said Sweden was on the verge of collapse due to uncontrolled organized crime activities.
Sweden and Hungary will hold elections next year - in Sweden in September and in Hungary in April.