The European Union’s decision to grant Ukraine a €90 billion loan marks a fundamental shift in Brussels' military logic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.

According to him, this is an unprecedented move: for the first time in the EU’s history, 24 member states have jointly issued a military loan to a country that is not part of the Union. Orbán stressed that this is not a technical detail but a qualitative change in approach. He pointed out that the very logic of lending is clear — those who provide loans expect to get their money back.

Orbán warned that such a decision inevitably creates an interest within the European political elite in prolonging and escalating the conflict, since a military defeat would also mean financial losses. In his assessment, the issue has now moved beyond political or moral considerations and entered the realm of hard financial constraints that are pushing Europe in one direction — toward war. He said that Brussels' military logic is not slowing down or weakening but is being reinforced and institutionalized. According to Orbán, the risks today are higher than ever because the continuation of the war is now directly linked to financial interests.

On Friday, an EU summit concluded in Brussels, where member states decided to temporarily refrain from seizing Russian assets and instead approved a €90 billion loan to Ukraine from the EU budget. It was reported that Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic are not participating in securing the loan. Following the summit, Orbán stated that repayment of the EU loan to Kyiv would ultimately fall on the children and grandchildren of those who made the decision, as Ukraine will not be able to repay the money.