Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban for maintaining friendly relations with Russia and for granting asylum to a Polish politician against whom an arrest warrant has been issued, the Polish news agency PAP reported, quoted by BTA.
In a post on the social network “Ex“ Tusk also commented on the recent Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
“On Christmas Eve, Russia launched massive missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, during a Christmas interview, Prime Minister Orban called Russian President Vladimir Putin a sincere partner of the Hungarians. And Minister Romanowski (Marcin Romanowski – former Deputy Minister of Justice of Poland) patiently repeated the learned greeting of the day: “Boldog Karachon“ (“Merry Christmas“ – Hungarian)“, Tusk wrote.
In an interview with the Hungarian daily “Modyar Nemzet“ Orban spoke of Hungary's global partnerships, including its ties with the Russian leader, whom he described as an "honest partner."
Romanowski, a deputy justice minister in Poland's previous government led by the socially conservative Law and Justice party, is wanted on a European arrest warrant and is accused of committing 11 crimes, including defrauding 107 million Polish zlotys (about 49 million leva) from a special justice ministry fund set aside for crime victims and attempting to embezzle an additional 58 million zlotys (about 26.5 million leva). Budapest granted him asylum last week.