Changes are coming — Von der Leyen must leave, Orban said

The head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen should leave her post because of her militaristic views, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

He noted that after the incident with drones in Polish airspace, the head of the EC "made a sharp pro-war political speech."

"The word "Ukraine" was mentioned 35 times, and threats were made to cut funding The EU to anyone who refuses to follow the line of Brussels," Secretary of State for International Communications and Relations at the Hungarian Prime Minister's office Zoltan Kovacs quoted Orban as saying in X.

Orban stressed that on the eve of the day, the right-wing conservative faction "Patriots of Europe" reacted to the speech of the head of the EC and initiated a vote of no confidence in her attitude.

"Von der Leyen has to go. Huge challenges, fierce debates. Changes are coming, whether we want it or not," the Prime Minister stressed, quoted by TASS.

As reported, according to Politico, factions from different ends of the political spectrum are preparing a second vote in the European Parliament on a vote of no confidence in von der Leyen. According to the newspaper, it may take place in October. The first attempt, which took place in July, ended unsuccessfully.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that on the night of September 10, 19 violations of the country's airspace were recorded. According to him, all drones flew from the territory of Belarus. At the moment, three downed UAVs are known. In connection with the incident, NATO, at the request of Poland, invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty to begin consultations of alliance members.

The Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that on the night of September 9-10, the Russian Armed Forces struck at the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnitsky, Zhytomyr regions, as well as in Vinnytsia and Lviv. According to the ministry, "targets for destruction in Poland were not planned." The range of the UAVs that allegedly crossed the border with Poland does not exceed 700 km. The Russian Defense Ministry said it was ready for consultations with the Polish side "on this topic."