Zsolt Németh said the two countries were in agreement on “the two most crucial issues”, namely that Ukraine “must remain an independent country which is capable of preserving its territorial...
Gergely Gulyás said the government expects a protracted war and continued economic difficulties resulting from the sanctions imposed in connection with the conflict.
Hungary calls for a ceasefire and peace negotiations as soon as possible and will continue to refrain from sending weapons or soldiers to Ukraine.
The foreign minister said the war had so far proved “disastrous”, with “hundreds of thousands dead, millions displaced, hundreds of thousands of families torn apart and thousands drafted forcefully, while...
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said peace in Ukraine would save lives.
The prime minister said Hungary was hit hard by the sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union.
In the draft resolution, lawmakers Máté Kocsis of Fidesz and István Simicskó of the Christian Democrats note that the war has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and has resulted in Europe’s biggest humanitarian crisis of recent times.
The president said her position is clear-cut: in the present situation, the accession of Sweden and Finland is justified.
“The answer … is not to deliver more weapons, and … not to introduce further sanctions, which are, by the way, more painful and harmful for the European economies than for Russia itself,” the foreign minister said.
The foreign ministry said Hungary will not let itself be dragged into the war in Ukraine.
The foreign minister said Hungary calls on the international community to finally focus on saving human lives by achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine and creating peace as soon as possible.
The prime minister said: “It is in Hungary’s national interest to stay out of the war." He insisted that the government would not change its position on the war in Ukraine.
Hungary’s position is plain: the country does not want to drift into war. “This is not Hungary’s conflict,” Máté Kocsis said.