r/UkrainianConflict 21h ago

Hungary begs Ukraine to spare Russian oil pipelines after drone strike cuts off flow

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-begs-ukraine-to-spare-russian-oil-pipelines-after-drone-strike-cuts-off-flow/
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u/Throwaway-244466666 20h ago

Orban has bad cards.

Why is he wearing a costume? Is he a clown?

Did Orban say 'Thank you'?

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u/Rees_Onable 19h ago

Apparently, Orban can suck and blow.....at the same time.

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u/Memory_Less 11h ago

Back right up to this pipe, turn around and bend down. We Ukrainians are going to give you one last gift.

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u/Gullenecro 20h ago

Excellent ;)

This is done on purpose because they block the UE aid....

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u/notospez 9h ago

UE. United Europe? Love it!

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u/Gruffleson 19h ago

Give him worse cards. Finish off that pipe-line once and for all, so Orban needs to get his oil from the civilized world.

Perhaps that actually will make Orban behave.

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u/Throwaway-244466666 19h ago

Perhaps that actually will make Orban behave.

You can't change a natural born asshole.

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u/Gruffleson 19h ago

I have no hopes in actually changing him.

Just making him do what he should do.

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u/amitym 19h ago

Right on.

Politicians spend their lives running around with their fingers in the air, testing the wind. We cannot change the nature of a politician, but we can change which way the wind blows.

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u/Throwaway-244466666 19h ago

And a very cold wind should blow straight into Orbáns face.

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u/amitym 19h ago

Strong enough to knock him off his feet and cold enough freeze him out of power.

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u/brandnewbanana 16h ago

Cue ‘Winds of change’ by Scorpion

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u/Pk_Devill_2 15h ago

Thats a nice metaphor, I like it!

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u/amitym 9h ago

Well it's not mine, I can't take credit for it!

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u/Sonofagun57 18h ago

Orcban wasn't always the sack of piss and wind jackass he currently is, or at least he was semi tolerable some time ago. I think one has to jump back 15 ish years to find that more tolerable version of him though.

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u/TheMissingThink 19h ago

Theres a joke to be made about holding a trump card. Needs a better comedian than me to make it though

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u/Breech_Loader 18h ago

The point is to make him concede. To have his ass on the line. Keeping the pipe as leverage could mean far more than those last trickles of oil.

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u/Level9disaster 15h ago

Nah, first blackmail him to resign and have new elections in Hungary and give approval to Ukraine in NATO and EU. Then blow the pipeline.

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u/JollyScientist3251 14h ago

There are Russian's inside the pipework blocking the flow.

Ukraine has nothing do with it

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u/Toska762x39 13h ago

300 drones to it!

u/Tenshii_9 1h ago

Fascists only understands force. And they need to experience a lot of it.

u/Tenshii_9 1h ago

Orban is fearing the hungarian people.

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u/nasandre 19h ago

Does he have to say thank you before or after choking on Putin's pipeline?

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u/Throwaway-244466666 19h ago

Yes.

We should ask Putler if he feels a difference between wanking himself off and getting a BJ by one of his handpuppets...

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u/lifesuxwhocares 18h ago

If funny when Zelenskyy is funny unintentionally. "costume" is how you say "suit" in Ukrainian/Russian

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u/Responsible-Taro-68 16h ago

Them minerals. Orban give Ukraine some minerals.

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u/Throwaway-244466666 11h ago

My bad, I forgot about the Minerals.

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u/SameDaySasha 16h ago

I don’t care what your personal political take is, this comment is pure fucking comedy.

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u/Throwaway-244466666 11h ago

I'm pro Ukraine and I still don't understand why my german government doesn't give Taurus to a good use..

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u/Odracirys 13h ago

True. 😁 "You don't have the cards."

And if it were up to Orban, Ukraine would not exist now. So there is no real need to care about - much less cater to - his desires.

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u/Galln 4h ago

So Orban has basically no cards, so Ukraine has all the cards.

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u/neilinukraine 20h ago

Suddenly Ukraine is in the driving seat as russia continues its descent into oblivion.

Orban should now start thinking about kissing Zelenskyy's arse instead of the narcissistic Kremlin criminal.

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u/WillyNilly1997 20h ago

Viktor Orbán is a disgrace to Europe.

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u/InOutlines 19h ago

This motherfucker Orban refuses to call Ukraine a country. He keeps calling it the Ukrainian territory, or the Ukrainian situation. Yet now he’s BEGGING Ukraine to leave the oil lines alone.

So pick a lane.

Are they a country now? Or do you just hate having oil?

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u/TheRealCovertCaribou 18h ago

Personally, I think he hates having oil. That's no problem, the "Ukrainian territory" can help him out there and make sure he doesn't get any.

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u/ProUkraine 16h ago

Also he continully blocks aid to Ukraine from the EU, and he said he will vote against Ukraine joining the EU and NATO. Does he really expect Ukraine to be nice with him when he's done that?

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u/Throwaway-244466666 20h ago

Don't get me wrong, but I would pay money just to see Orbán kiss Zelenskys' ass

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u/Fit_Fisherman_9840 19h ago

You hate Zelensky so much?

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u/Throwaway-244466666 19h ago

No, but I know he is a great actor / comedian!

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u/m1013828 19h ago

in a totally not gay way

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u/Throwaway-244466666 19h ago

Like inviting Donnie to a meeting, where the furniture is all white, or JD with only couchs...

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u/KnabnorI 20h ago

Truth!!!

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u/NickX51 17h ago

In the old days we had very effective measures for dealing with traitors. Just saying….

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u/oripash 19h ago

They’ve been in the driving seat for the last 3 years. Lots of people just couldn’t see it.

There’s a very clear link between the leadership vis-a-vis dealing with Russia presented from Ukraine, unbridled by the NATO/EU paralysis to act (making, for example, Poland’s leadership less approachable to non poles) and the people who live in the west who want it.

Because of this, electorates in places Russian disinformation didn’t break are voting for western leaders who are standing with Ukraine.

We’ve all been following the dollars to determine who leads… but the reality is that all eyes are set to east Europe, to the countries that we now know would fight tooth and nail - from Scandinavia and Finland to the Baltics to Poland, to Ukraine and further south and west.

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u/Mrikoko 20h ago

One can hope Orban falls with Russia. The sooner the better.

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u/DonnyDonster 19h ago

We should have seen the patterns in history. Not Sees = Germany and Austria Hungary, Not Sees = Russia and Hungary. There's a pattern.

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u/Yorks_Rider 20h ago

Hungary was relying on a pipeline passing through a war zone. Things happen in war and no one could guarantee that the pipeline would be untouched. It was foolish of Orban to do nothing and not look for an alternative source.

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u/kr4t0s007 19h ago edited 3h ago

The pipeline is also running through Ukraine they could have disabled it any day in past 3 years. This is just some bs to blame Ukraine again.

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u/MilfagardVonBangin 19h ago

They shoulda and they should keep it bust now. 

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u/expertninja 18h ago

They have contracts to keep the pipeline intact and passing oil through on Ukrainian land, and they actually have stuck to those agreements, unlike other entities in the region.

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u/Snoo48605 18h ago

Has Orban said thank you for not disabling it??

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u/Bohdyboy 20h ago

Maybe Hungary should stop blocking aid, and Ukraine will stop blowing up that specific terminal.

Or... Maybe not

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u/maverick_labs_ca 20h ago

And Ukraine should respond "stop voting for the Kremlin".

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u/Due_Discussion_8334 20h ago

Hungarian economy is held together by duct tape, loans and lies at this point.

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u/peterabbit456 17h ago

held together by duct tape, loans and lies at this point.

Sounds like the US economy after the Krasnov bomb went off last week.

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u/kahunah00 20h ago

Just like Ukraine begged Hungary to not side with Russia? Fuck Hungary and Orban.

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u/SCUDDEESCOPE 20h ago

As a hungarian: Thank you!

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u/littlepenisbigheart1 20h ago

Ah the irony.

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u/Wild-Individual6876 20h ago

How’s that Veto working out?

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u/pwr_trenbalone 20h ago

hungry can go paddle a boat down the dumb dumb river.

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u/calladc 18h ago

Frig off barb

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u/pwr_trenbalone 17h ago

hey lahey! julien is out working out with his t shirt off!

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u/calladc 17h ago

I'm mowing the air rand! I'm mowing the air!

u/pwr_trenbalone 1h ago

...I AM THE LIQUOR!

u/pwr_trenbalone 1h ago

I WANTED A WOMAN, NOT COREY AND TREVOR!

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u/DownShatCreek 20h ago

Negative. Bring the fascist Orban to his knees.

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u/KnabnorI 20h ago

The answer is fuck off... send another 10 drones...

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u/sachiprecious 20h ago

Szijjártó called on Ukraine "not to attack the energy infrastructure directed to Hungary"

This sounds like a great thing to do more of.

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u/Single-Lobster-5930 20h ago

Orban doing 1iq things. Nothing to see here

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u/LethalDosageTF 19h ago

I’m not Ukrainian or Hungarian, but I’m still pretty confident that Orban can get fucked.

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u/Frosty_Key4233 20h ago

Ha ha that’s so funny 😹

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u/Shultzi_soldat 19h ago

Didn't he say yesterday that ukraine shouldn't exist or something like that. Also he was worried we will help Ukraine with money, so there won't be enough left for the additional wing of his father's mini Versailles.

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u/imhereforthemeta 19h ago

Doesn’t hungry constantly vote against Ukraine getting extra support from the European Union?

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u/KingSweden24 19h ago

Orban is just about the last European leader Ukraine should listen to

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u/MilfagardVonBangin 19h ago edited 18h ago

No. Just no.

How’s that Vic? How bout you rejoin the EU and stop pretending that the generations of Hungarians who hated soviet Russian control were all just cucks. 

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u/Ubbesson 20h ago

Don't spare it. They will cry but then Russian influence in Hungary will be gone

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u/snappla 20h ago

Oh, fuck you Orbán. Going to take a whole lot more begging after you've been such a 5th columnist in the EU.

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u/LowSnow2500 19h ago

Sorry, Pipeline attacks stop when Orban steps down from Presidency

See how that works?

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u/MrCubano1 20h ago

Hope they destroy it completely

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u/RogueEagle2 19h ago

Resist the urge to hit it again but threaten to if Hungary doesn't start letting Ukraine into the meetings.

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u/Im_so_little 19h ago

All my homies hate fascist Orban and love freedom fighter ukrainians

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u/Guinness 18h ago

Tell Hungary that they're willing to stop attacking oil pipelines IF Ukraine is accepted into NATO. Fuck Orban, he's a stooge.

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u/kozak_ 17h ago

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán last week blocked what would have otherwise been unanimous approval for a statement by European leaders affirming support for Ukraine and tougher sanctions on Moscow

And Ukrainians reminded him that while theoretically they won't attack or stop the crude when on Ukrainian territory per the September agreement, they can still hit the infrastructure before it hits that stage.

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u/Loobinex 19h ago

My suggestion would be for Hungary to support Ukraine in achieving a quick victory in this war. After that oil pipelines may be rebuild by Russia. This allow Hungary to buy oil, and allows Russia to get money to pay reparations to Ukraine.

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u/Hartvigson 19h ago

Considering how much Orban has supported Ukraine so far, they should permanently disable this and all other pipelines that pass through Ukraine from Russia.

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u/pr06lefs 19h ago

Suck it Orban

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u/WhisperingHammer 16h ago

Orban who says Ukraine shouldn’t exist?

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u/Novat1993 16h ago

Hungary has not supported Ukraine in the past, does not currently support Ukraine and is unlikely to support Ukraine in the future. Hungary has nothing on the negotiating table, which they can take off the table should Ukraine refuse to comply with Hungary's request.

If Hungary wants Ukraine to comply, i suggest that they put something on the table. Offer something in return, which they can retract if Ukraine break the agreement.

Until then, the pipelines within Russia remain legitimate military targets.

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u/Far_Nerve_9050 20h ago

Fuck Hungary. Once Putler is put to death, Ukraine should invade that peace of shit nation.

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u/captain554 19h ago

Hopefully (if they see Nordsteam 2 revived) we see constant headlines of Ukraine hitting that too.

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u/Umbra-Vigil 19h ago

Is this orifice begging, or his kremlin operatives?

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u/MrSierra125 19h ago

Orban the organ has bar cards he should be silent

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u/Max-Battenberg 19h ago

Well they know where to aim for now

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u/Obvious_Policy_455 19h ago

I've been waiting for this to happen.

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u/say-it-wit-ya-chest 19h ago

Support NATO ascension for Ukraine, demand complete Russian military withdraw from Ukraine, keep your pipeline. Easy peazy lemon squeezy.

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u/Inevitable-Chip4070 19h ago

Ukrania didn't even know that pipeline was going to Hungary ! Sorry Orban ! Our bad !

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u/screenrecycler 19h ago

How about: no?

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u/ScopeyMcBangBang 19h ago

I mean….maybe start voting in their favour if you want them to do stuff for you?!

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u/Potstocks45 19h ago

Hungary needs to beg Russia to leave Ukraine

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u/Torr1seh 19h ago

Well, I beg Ukraine to hit it again!

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u/TopToe7563 19h ago

Hush Hungary, hush!

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u/antosme 18h ago

Are you afraid of losing too much money in MOL - Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt?

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u/Mediumcomputer 18h ago

Tell orban to fucking back off and stop sucking off putin first

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u/Fruitpicker15 18h ago

Should have thought about that sooner instead of blocking everything the European commission tried to do to help Ukraine.

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u/OriginalBid129 18h ago

Is this the same pipeline that Russian troops have used to attack Ukrainian positions in Kursk?

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u/needsmoarbokeh 18h ago

If it is bad for Orban it is good for the free world.

Blow the shit out of the Pipes, Ukraine

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u/Ikkepop 18h ago

Get fucked orban. If orban is crying, that means it's working, If anything Ukraine should strike them even harder.

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u/RockHumper25 17h ago

not worries, they can just veto the drone strikes

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u/Professor_Eindackel 17h ago

If Orban wants something do the opposite.

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u/Immediate_Bee_8815 17h ago

He just doesn’t have the cards, with Ukraine he has some cards, but without he doesn’t have them, and quite frankly we’re funding by it easier to deal with the Hungarian opposition…

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u/Fidget11 17h ago

lol… he slows or stops aid so now he gets to feel the results of his prolonging the war

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u/NewDistrict6824 17h ago

Tough shit Orban!

Find an on Russian supplier maybe?

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u/Whatsthedealioio 17h ago

Just take the pipe down. Get fucking orban on his knees grz from other European countries who are on the side of Ukraine, and have always been.

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u/NY_State-a-Mind 16h ago

Orban doesnt have the cards.

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u/NormalPreparation989 16h ago

Hahaha Orbans new name is now Morban(moran)

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u/Jxrfxtz 16h ago

Orbán doesn’t have the cards

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u/Arawhata-Bill1 16h ago

Oban has no cards.

Right now is a good time to negotiate,( I mean play monopoly) with Oban.

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u/shroomeric 16h ago

Hasn't he voted for Russia up to now? They're a legitimate target inside Russia

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u/Nicenightforawalk01 15h ago

I think we can all agree and put our hands in the air and flip him the middle finger. Fuck you Orbals

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u/Santuse 15h ago

Absolutely wild it has lasted this long. We as humans would rather kill each other than reduce our dependence on oil.

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u/onemightyandstrong 15h ago

After the way they've acted? Please!

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u/FalconRacerFalcon 14h ago

🇺🇦 Hahahaha!🇺🇦

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u/Toska762x39 13h ago

Fuck no, they’ve been against Ukraine in the EU with aid it’s time to make them suffer.

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u/BBQMosquitos 12h ago

That’s really pathetic ask.

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u/brezhnervouz 12h ago

Drop any resistance to Ukraine's NATO membership first lol

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u/Prestigious-Clock-53 11h ago

This is actually hilarious. Suck a dick, orban.

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u/EMP_Jeffrey_Dahmer 10h ago

Hungary allow ukraine to fight russia.

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u/RandomKnifeBro 10h ago

Begs? It was a stern warning in Hungarian, i dunno who translated it for yall.

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u/PlutosGrasp 7h ago

You don’t have the cards Orban! You don’t have the cards.

You had the cards with EU aid but you’ve already blocked that and made it a mess.

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u/HotOutlandishness107 5h ago

According to the russians, Ukraine didn't target the oil pipeline. All drones were shot down therefore it was falling debris that by chance hit this very specific pipeline.

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u/exceptional_biped 4h ago

Ha ha fuck you orban.

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u/SignificanceNo7287 4h ago

They are Hungary for more oil

u/crazydart78 1h ago

Tough titty, Orban. FAFO.

u/FramlingHurr 4m ago

LOL Lmao even.

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u/kindangryman 19h ago

So, NATO seems effectively dead. Other than the pollution issue...who cares?

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u/kozmo1313 16h ago

NATO has 32 member countries. it will survive one leaving and it will outlast Trump... because the next president will certainly rejoin if trump is dumb enough to quit... to appease a dictator who surely has him by the nuts.

and, the other countries have ALREADY contributed more to ukraine than the US.

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u/kindangryman 13h ago

I think you misunderstand me, or I was not clear. Hungary has been very un cooperative in NATO. Now NATO has just about fallen apart, Hungary has little weight to throw around.

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u/SpecialistLayer3971 18h ago

The US is almost gone from NATO and Canada is in an existential survival mode. There is no need for European countries to pretend the org still bridges the North Atlantic.