Frederiksen confronts Orbán: “I will not allow one country to decide Europe’s future” as Zelenskyy demands EU unity in Copenhagen
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At the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen on 2 October 2025, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivered one of the strongest rebukes yet to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, vowing that Hungary will not be allowed to block Ukraine’s path to the European Union.
Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a joint press conference, Frederiksen linked Europe’s security directly to Ukraine’s survival. “Every euro or dollar or Danish crown we send to Ukraine is a direct investment in European security,” she said, stressing the need for more weapons, more sanctions, and stronger defenses against hybrid threats, including drones, cyberattacks, and election interference.
Frederiksen underscored that the EPC itself was created in 2022 as a response to Russia’s full-scale invasion and that the war remains Europe’s defining challenge. She called for building a “stronger and more secure Europe”, insisting that enlargement — with Ukraine, Moldova, and other candidates — is part of the strategy.
In her sharpest remarks, the Danish leader dismissed Orbán’s proposal of a “middle ground” with Ukraine: “I will not allow one country, and I will certainly not allow Orbán, to take decisions upon the entire European future.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoed her words, thanking European leaders for their support and rejecting Hungary’s obstruction. He insisted Ukraine’s EU path is a sovereign choice: “Nobody can block, because it is the will of our nation and the decision of the Ukrainian people.” He argued Orbán’s resistance was politically motivated by Hungarian domestic elections, not Europe’s future.
Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine shares the same values as Europe and that Russia launched its war precisely because of Ukraine’s European choice. He also noted that Europe’s unity has only grown stronger after Russian drone and hybrid attacks.
Meanwhile, Orbán stood firm. In remarks to reporters, he cited a Hungarian referendum, claiming the public opposes integration with Ukraine in both NATO and the EU. He argued that Ukrainian membership would bring war into the Union and drain resources needed for Europe’s own reconstruction. “We don’t support that idea. Full point,” Orbán declared.
The press conference highlighted the deep rift within Europe: while most leaders, led by Frederiksen and Zelenskyy, push for accelerated EU enlargement as a strategic necessity, Orbán remains an outlier, framing Ukraine’s membership as a direct risk to European stability.
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