In his victory speech, Hungary's nationalist leader Orban criticized Ukraine's Zelenskyy.

• On Sunday, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party won a comfortable majority over the opposition United for Hungary alliance, defying expectations for a tight race.
• Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have a close relationship.
• The ruling Fidesz party faced a significant challenge due to that link during their electoral campaign.

On Sunday evening, Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, labeled Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's prime minister, as one of his opponents after winning the election with a landslide.

Despite expectations for a tight race, Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party won a comfortable majority over the opposition United for Hungary alliance on Sunday.

In his 10-minute speech to supporters after the election, he declared victory and criticized an "overwhelming force" that had opposed him and his campaign, including Zelenskyy.

"The international left all around, the Brussels bureaucrats, the Soros empire with all its money, the international mainstream media, and even the Ukrainian president," he said, according to a translation by The Associated Press.

Orban's close relationship with Putin has been a challenge for his ruling Fidesz party during the electoral campaign, as Hungary heavily relies on Russia for its gas and oil, and was the first EU country to purchase a Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine, despite it not being approved by European regulators.

Despite condemning Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Orban has remained loyal to the European Union. His government has imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs and the Russian economy and has welcomed nearly 400,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Hungary is a NATO member and open to hosting troops from the military alliance, but it has rejected energy sanctions on Moscow and banned the direct transit of lethal weapons to Ukraine via Hungary.

On Saturday, Zelenskyy stated that the Hungarian leader had been disconnected from the rest of the EU. He described him as the only one in Europe to openly support Putin, as reported by Sky News.

"Despite the efforts of the entire Europe to end the war and maintain peace, why does the official Budapest remain opposed to the entire Europe and all civilized countries?"