Hungary undertakes a significant role in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after the meeting of defence ministers of the Bucharest Nine (B9) in Warsav on 26 April. […]
The minister stated that the war raging in Ukraine immediately affects each B9 country. He made it clear that Hungary’s position continues to be unchanged: the government of Hungary is on the side of peace, and is of the opinion that the only way to end the war is by immediate ceasefire and the start of peace talks. He added that we continue not to support arms supplies, since every shipment of weapons and ammunition results in the prolongation of the war and its further escalation. At the same time, he asked the international community in this forum, too, to support the efforts aimed at ceasefire and the start of peace talks. […]
The minister underlined that “Supplying weapons is not our idea of supporting Ukraine. But we have also reminded our partners of the fact that – besides condemning the Russian aggression from the beginnings and standing up for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty – in the framework of the largest-scale humanitarian aid program in the history of Hungary, we are providing support to Ukrainians fleeing from the war, and also those who remain in Ukraine where they have to suffer the horrible effects of war.” Läs artikel