"Thousands of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's supporters gathered in Budapest for the peace march to commemorate the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the struggle for the country's independence and freedom. Footage shows demonstrators waving national flags while gathering to express support for Orban. "Viktor Orban was practically the only one who did something for peace. Right at the beginning, he went around to meet the leaders. He went to negotiate with Zelensky, to negotiate with Putin," Monika Ondok said, adding, "He did everything for peace." Participants bashed the European Union for siding with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rather than a member of the bloc. "The EU remains silent about everything that is negative regarding Zelensky or Ukraine. It only talks about what it thinks is negative for us, so the EU can go wherever it wants!" Ondok added. For those attending the march, the event also served as a signal to Europe and international leaders, including President Zelensky, that Hungary remains steadfast in its commitment to its own national interests and is not willing to be pushed into decisions that could further involve the country in the conflict. "Very soon, when energy prices go up, when the population starts to rebel, when industry starts moving away, they will realise it immediately," Ondok noted. With the Hungarian general election scheduled for April, Orban has made his defiance of Brussels the central focus of his re-election campaign. Orban has accused the EU of backing his political opponent, Peter Magyar from the Tisza Party, in opinion polls. Another major point of disagreement between the two sides is the 90 billion EUR loan package from the EU. Orban has halted the supply of diesel to Ukraine and blocked the 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia over the dispute regarding the Druzhba pipeline with Kiev."