During an interview broadcast on the Patriota YouTube channel on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "comedian".
PM Orbán noted his visits to Ukraine, Russia, China, and the US a year ago aimed at forging a peace initiative but said he had been "rejected" in Kyiv.
PM Orbán said Zelensky had introduced a new type of "influencer politician, an actor, or comedian". He added that Zelensky's prior experience was "not helping with what he has to do now, especially not in the midst of war." According to PM Orbán, Zelensky is "acting out a president" and the two had "not succeeded in discussing deeper context".