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PM Orbán: Hungary will not get involved in Russia-Ukraine war
The prime minister said the left wanted “a puppet pro-war government controlled by Brussels and Washington” instead of a pro-peace government.
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Government continues to work to guarantee Hungary’s security and peace
“Hungary still stands alone with its pro-peace stance. The Russia-Ukraine conflict does not have a solution on the battlefield,” Balázs Orbán said.
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FM: Ending Russia-Ukraine war is in Hungary's fundamental interest
The foreign minister said many of Europe’s political leaders are under the influence of “a war psychosis”.
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FM: Number one objective is to prevent an escalation of the Middle East conflict
The foreign minister said a political change in Washington could resolve this crisis, noting that the Abraham Accords brokered under Donald Trump’s presidency had resurrected the hope for peace.
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President Novák: Hungarians are a peace and freedom-loving people
The president expressed her hope that “the more people our call for peace reaches, the greater its effect is going to be”.
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FM: Humanity risks edging closer to third world war
Hungary has an interest in an urgent peaceful settlement in Ukraine and the prevention of an interstate war in the Middle East.
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Gulyás: Hungary calls for immediate Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire and peace talks
Gergely Gulyás said Hungary deems Russia’s war in Ukraine unacceptable and sharply condemns it.
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PM Orbán: Important for Hungarians and Europe to have an end to wave of refugees
“For us, Hungarians and for the whole of Europe, it would be most important that the flow of refugees, the sanctions and the fighting should end in the neighboring country,” PM Orbán said.
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Defense Minister: Hungary is only EU member to demand ceasefire and peace negotiations
Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky said the EU was “putting an enormous pressure on Hungary … to grant its approval to spending additional hundreds of millions of euros on weapons (to Ukraine)”.
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President Novák: The time has come to start talking about peace
The president said Russia wanted a long war, though any sign of a willingness on its part to explore a peace settlement must be grasped.
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FM: Hungary and Qatar have agreed on elevating their cooperation
Minister Szijjártó said Qatar and Hungary had both been on the receiving end of “ruthless and unfounded attacks by the liberal mainstream” recently.
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State Secretary: Ukraine war cannot be resolved on the battlefield
“There is only death on the battlefield, but no solution,” Tamás Menczer, the state secretary for bilateral relations, said.
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FM: Hungary enjoys a competitive advantage in Central Asia
The foreign minister said Hungary started building ties with Central Asia before other players and now enjoys a competitive advantage in a region of growing importance.