Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared at the EU summit in Copenhagen on October 3rd, 2025, that Hungary does not wish to be a member of NATO or the EU if Ukraine is admitted to either alliance. Orban's statements, made during the summit, position Hungary as unwilling to "share a table with Ukrainians" within these organizations. The remarks, as reported from the Copenhagen summit, are characterized as moving beyond obstructionism into "full-blown Ukrainophobia" and mirroring rhetoric used by Moscow. The source suggests Orban's stance aligns Hungary with Putin rather than Europe, leading to the country's isolation under the guise of neutrality. The reporting frames Orban's position as a betrayal of the idea of a united Europe, particularly as Ukraine is actively defending values central to NATO and the EU's founding principles. The core question raised by the commentary is whether Hungary, under Orban's leadership, still belongs in these alliances, given the stated conditions. This development occurred within a reporting window that also saw earlier reports of a mass shooting in Nice, France. On October 3rd, 2025, at approximately 9:37 PM UTC, Visegrad 24 reported at least two fatalities and several wounded in the Les Moulins neighborhood of Nice. Earlier statements from UDR party leader Eric Ciotti, around 8:30 PM UTC on the same day, had indicated multiple fatalities and injuries due to automatic gunfire in the same area, attributed to narco-banditry. The situation in Nice was described as tense and confused, with inhabitants present at the scene.
