Viktor Orban 'Greater Hungary' scarf angers Romania and Ukraine
Source: BBC
Viktor Orban 'Greater Hungary' scarf angers Romania and Ukraine
23 November 2022
Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has angered his country's eastern neighbours Romania and Ukraine by wearing a football scarf adorned with a map of an expanded Hungary.
The image represents Greater Hungary - the old Hungarian imperial territory that existed before Austria-Hungary's defeat in World War One.
Romania voiced "firm disapproval" of Mr Orban's gesture, in a message to the Hungarian ambassador to Bucharest.
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Mr Orban's Facebook page has a video showing him greeting Hungarian footballers and sporting the scarf, which he wore during a match between Hungary and Greece on Sunday.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63724710
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