On Thursday, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union of seeking to install a “puppet” government in Hungary, framing next year’s election as a decision between peace and a war that would mean “dying for Ukraine.” Addressing tens of thousands of supporters gathered in a central Budapest square, Orbán—facing pressure from a centre-right, pro-EU opposition party—claimed that Brussels desired war and ultimately planned to partition Ukraine. Jean Barrère and Simon Moritz report.