Hungarians Against Further Funding to Ukraine

The vast majority of Hungarians agree with the position formulated in the national consultation survey: two-thirds (69 percent) oppose financial support for Ukraine if Hungary cannot access the EU funds it is entitled to, and three-quarters (74 percent) disagree with providing an additional €20 billion for further arms to Ukraine, findings of a recent survey by the Nezopont Institute, first published by Magyar Nemzet, reveal.

Kijev, 2023. november 4. Ursula von der Leyen, az Európai Bizottság elnöke és Volodimir Zelenszkij ukrán elnök a kijevi megbeszéléseit követõ sajtóértekezleten 2023. november 4-én, az Ukrajna elleni orosz háború alatt. MTI/EPA/Szerhij Dolzsenko Fotó: Szerhij Dolzsenko

TWO-THIRDS OF HUNGARIANS DISAGREE WITH FINANCING WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE

Three quarters of Hungarians (74 percent) do not agree with the European Union's member states providing an additional twenty billion euros to arm Ukraine, and only a fifth of them (19 percent) agree with the proposal.

However, not only ruling party voters (95 percent), but also a relative majority of leftists (48 percent) agree with the pro-peace position of the Hungarian government, compared to the minority of leftists who agree with the Brussels proposal (41 percent).

This proposal is also unpopular among Mi Hazank voters, 89 percent of them oppose it, and only seven percent agree with the purchasing of weapons for Ukraine.

Even among those in the higher education bracket and those living in the capital, who generally align with the EU's position to a greater extent, the majority (58 and 54 percent respectively) is against the financing of armaments, and there is no select social group that backs new financial support for the war effort.

Cover image: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at press conference following talks in Kyiv on November 4, 2023, during the Russian war against Ukraine (Photo: MTI/EPA/Serhiy Dolzhenko)