Orban says Ukraine will join neither NATO nor the EU and "little will be left of the country"

Ukraine will remain a "buffer zone" between NATO and Russia, and its accession to the EU is doubtful as it is not favourable for Hungary. This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a speech to his fellow party members, The Washington Post has reported.

Against the will of Hungary and Hungarians, Ukraine will never become a member of the European Union. And Ukraine's accession will destroy Hungarian farmers. And not only them, but the entire Hungarian national economy," Orban said.

In his speech, the Hungarian prime minister also questioned Ukraine's statehood, saying that Russia started the war "not even because of Ukraine, but because of the territory called Ukraine," which used to be a buffer zone between NATO and the Russian Federation, but is now under the influence of NATO.

Ukraine, or what is left of it, will become a buffer zone again," he said sympathetically.

Orban also threatened "payback" to non-governmental organisations, media and human rights groups that have received funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), saying they would be liquidated in Hungary and "face legal consequences".

Orban also took a swipe at the European Union. Referring to EU countries' willingness to be involved in negotiations over Ukraine, he called them "losers."

If you want to sit at the table where the big guys are playing, look around and find a loser. If you don't find one, know it's you," he said, commenting on the recent emergency meeting of EU leaders in Paris. (Orban was not invited)

He also called US President Donald Trump a "war monger" rather than a peacemaker.