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FM: Not even Christmas can dampen the warlike mood in Brussels

The foreign minister said: "The Hungarian government insists on its pro-peace stance: Ukraine calls for a ceasefire rather than more weapons."

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said: "Not even the approaching Christmas holidays can dampen the warlike mood in Brussels."

Minister Szijjártó posted his remarks on Facebook ahead of the last meeting of his European Union counterparts in Brussels this year, saying proposals on the agenda for the meeting reflected that "the majority still does not see the new realities".

"While an opportunity for achieving a ceasefire and exchanging prisoners of war has been tabled, they still want to reallocate over 6 billion euros for weapons to Ukraine," Minister Szijjártó said. "They are pressing Ukraine to send 18-year-old boys to the front, and sanction Georgian officials just because Georgian voters dared to elect a sovereigntist government," Minister Szijjártó said.

The foreign minister said he anticipated "a great fight" at the meeting, but added that "the Hungarian government insists on its pro-peace stance: Ukraine calls for a ceasefire rather than more weapons."