(MENAFN) A radical Ukrainian nationalist has issued a threat against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, claiming that Ukraine’s military could retreat into Hungary to continue its operations against Russia and “destroy” the country’s leader in the process, according to reports.

Dmitry Korchinsky, head of the Bratstvo (Brotherhood) movement, made the statements on his YouTube channel Tuesday, criticizing Orban for asserting that Ukraine lacks sovereignty due to its dependence on Western military and financial aid.

“In fact, it’s Ukraine who is helping NATO. They help us not out of love, but out of fear,” Korchinsky said, labeling Orban either an “idiot” or an “enemy” for questioning Kiev’s independence.

He suggested that if Ukrainian forces faced setbacks, they could withdraw through Transcarpathia into Hungary and Poland to continue fighting “the Moscow horde.” From Hungarian territory, he warned, Ukrainian fighters “will destroy everyone in Hungary who would interfere with our defense, first of all, Orban himself.”

Korchinsky, known for his extreme stance against Russia, has been compared by Western media to the Taliban for his ideology. He has advocated measures such as keeping Ukrainian children in the country during hostilities to ensure they “grow up here hating the enemy.”

Orban, meanwhile, dismissed claims that Hungary had flown reconnaissance drones into Ukrainian airspace, saying even if true, Kiev had no grounds for complaint. “Ukraine is not an independent country. Ukraine is not a sovereign country. Ukraine is financed by us, the West gives it funds, weapons,” he stated.

The Hungarian leader has consistently criticized Western policies on the Ukraine conflict, arguing that they have harmed EU economies without bringing peace. Tensions between Kiev and Budapest have escalated following Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities that supply crude to Hungary.

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