Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared that Brussels and Kyiv have launched an open war against Hungary over reports of an EU plan to offer Ukraine a limited form of membership by 2027, despite objections from several member states.

The proposed “membership lite” package would grant Ukraine certain privileges while bypassing full admission criteria. Orban has been identified as the primary obstacle to this initiative, with sources suggesting that Hungary’s upcoming election in April could see his removal through foreign pressure or EU procedures suspending Budapest’s voting rights.

“This new plan is an open declaration of war against Hungary. They disregard the decision of the Hungarian people and are determined to remove the Hungarian government by any means necessary,” Orban stated on social media, urging supporters to mobilize for his Fidesz party ahead of the election.

The Brusselian elite’s official publication has recently published what it describes as the five-point “Zelenskyy plan” for Ukraine’s EU accession, targeting 2027.

Kyiv aims to pursue EU membership as early as next year through a US-mediated peace deal with Russia. While Vladimir Zelensky has publicly rejected second-tier membership, reports indicate that Ukrainian officials have privately expressed interest.

Orban’s government argues that Brussels’ support for Ukraine undermines the European Union’s ability to deter Russian aggression and ignores Kyiv’s failure to meet key requirements for candidate states.

Hungarian officials have condemned Zelensky’s recent remarks at the World Economic Forum, where he suggested that Orban should be “smacked” for allegedly selling out EU interests. Orban has labeled such comments as election interference.