‘We don’t want to die for Ukraine’ – Budapest peace marchers (VIDEO)
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Hungarian capital in support of Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest on Thursday to take part in a march attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
The demonstrators, marking Hungary's national day on the anniversary of the 1956 Soviet incursion into the country, marched through the city center shouting slogans in support of Orban and expressing opposition to the EU’s deepening involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
“We don’t want to die for Ukraine,” one banner read.
Even from space, it's clear how many of us stand for peace. ??#PeaceMarch pic.twitter.com/mtu3hoNOLm— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) October 23, 2025
“Hungary says NO to war! We will not die for Ukraine. We will not send our children to the slaughterhouse at Brussels’ command,” the prime minister wrote on social media ahead of the event. At the rally, Orban warned that the bloc wants “to squeeze Ukraine into the EU at any price....to bring war into Europe.”
Today's Peace March in Budapest saw an unprecedented turnout, with a record number of participants. ?? ?? ❤️ pic.twitter.com/FqzO6nwAKU— Miklós Szánthó (@MiklosSzantho) October 23, 2025
Photos and videos published on social media show people marching through the streets waving Hungarian flags and carrying placards with the names of the towns and villages they came from.
This represents the awesome power the Brussels warmongers fear.
Budapest is the capital of peace ✌️
Imagine if every European capital held a peace march.
The entire, warmongering liberal regime would come crumbling down‼️ pic.twitter.com/4cbNfXQhGF— Koskovics Zoltán (@KoskovicsZ) October 23, 2025
Orban’s Fidesz party faces a potentially tight race against the pro-EU Tisza party led by Peter Magyar in April 2026.
Magyar held a rally of his own on Thursday, which was also attended by thousands.
Orban has long criticized the EU’s “warmongering” position on Russia, arguing against military aid to Kiev and urging the bloc to engage in diplomacy instead. He recently launched a petition in Hungary against the EU’s “war agenda,” warning that continued support for Kiev risks direct confrontation with Russia.
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Hungary welcomed the idea of hosting a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest. Plans were announced last week by both the Kremlin and White House after a phone call between the two leaders. On Wednesday, however, Washington and Moscow said the summit has been postponed.
