"Hungary does not support any initiative that aims to send even more money and weapons to Ukraine, especially when the bill must be paid by us, Hungarians," the foreign minister...
"It is clear that the European economy can’t bear the burdens of the war in Ukraine and the amount being spent on aid," Gergely Gulyás said.
"Hungary is concerned about the global spread of terrorism, so we support every initiative and effort that aims to curb it," Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó welcomed the "wise decision" that had eliminated a source of tension and contributed to regional and, in turn, global security.
Hungary’s government was already calling for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks at the start of the war, Minister Szijjártó said.
The foreign minister said that "we have been thrashed for that position for three years."
Minister Szijjártó said "mankind lives in an age of peril" as armed conflicts became more frequent and more violent.
The prime minister said Hungary and the Vatican had taken the side of peace from the beginning, and now the US was also on the side of peace.
Minister Szijjártó said the new US president also went against "woke ideology" and was fighting the "global dictatorship of the international liberal mainstream".
"Peace has economic benefits, another reason we have undertaken a peace mission in the past three years," PM Orbán said.
The foreign minister has welcomed Wednesday's phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zsolt Németh welcomed the "flexible stance" of the Ukrainian leadership and expressed hope that President Vladimir Putin would take the same approach.
The foreign minister said: "The Hungarian government insists on its pro-peace stance: Ukraine calls for a ceasefire rather than more weapons."