NBC: US soldiers sent to Hungary due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
The United States is expected to announce soon that 200 US troops and armoured vehicles will be sent to Hungary, as NBC News reported.
According to Hvg, US President Joe Biden said on Friday evening that he is convinced that Russia will launch an attack on Ukraine within days. As the US newspaper NBC News wrote, the US is expected to announce soon that 200 US troops and Stryker armoured personnel carriers will be sent to Hungary in the coming days.
As we can read in 168.hu’s article, NBC claims that the information comes from US military officials who have not yet been authorised to make official statements.
In connection with the case, Hvg also contacted the Ministry of Defence, where they said,
“Every year there are domestic and international exercises, joint training and preparation in Hungary, for which soldiers from NATO member states arrive in Hungary. This year there will be several such events as well.”
On top of that, the Ministry of Defence brought to the attention of Hvg their earlier report about the international exercise in Újdörögd, where 130 US soldiers will arrive with 40 combat vehicles from the US forces stationed in Europe and Africa at the end of February and beginning of March.
Péter Szíjjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Source: Facebook.com/szijjarto.peter.official
Two weeks ago, on 5 February, Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said:
“There are NATO soldiers in Hungary: the Hungarian Defence Forces. They are a NATO unit. The Hungarian Defence Forces are in the right condition to defend the country, so there is no need for external troops.”
Additionally, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces, said the same thing: the Hungarian armed forces are capable of defending the country, and ready to do so.
However, according to Hvg, Biden also said in an earlier statement that it is not too late to return to the negotiating table and seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict. It was also stated that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next week – if Russia does not launch an attack by then, that is.
Read alsoHungarians living in Ukraine prepared for a Russian attack!
Source: hvg.hu, 168.hu, honvedelem.hu, index.hu
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Hungarian defense forces (authorized 30,000) are not in a position to defend the Country in the event of a Russia Ukraine war that spills into Hungary. Hungary has neglected its military for over 30 years. In the past 1-2 years Hungary has tried to catch up by purchasing, helicopters, armor, self propelled artillery, anti aircraft missiles, etc. Unfortunately, most of the new weapons and equipment will not be available for several more years. In the event of a war Hungary will have to fight it with mostly last century weapons. Currently, Hungary only has about 12 modern tanks and 12 modern fixed wing combat planes, which would not survive for more than a few hours in a high intensity conflict. Hungary has told NATO that it does not need any more NATO troops in the hope of not angering Russia. Russia is not Hungary’s friend. Ukraine is not Hungary’s friend. Hungary currently is not on good terms with the EU and the US. Not a good position to be in.
Hungary must not partake in a war. The outcome must be decided between Russia and Ukraine . Hungary should not have foreign soldiers on its territory, even friendly American soldiers. Once foreign soldiers enter Hungary’s territory, it will be difficult to expel them. US armed forces stayed in Afghanistan for 20 years and in Germany 77 years.
Hungary must have an agreement on the length of stay of foreign armies before allowing them into the country. Once the agreed time expired the foreign army must leave, no extensions should be allowed.
USA, DO YOU REALLY THINK 200 AMERICAN TROOPS CAN STOP 190.000 RUSSIANS???????? —-The United States is expected to announce soon that 200 US troops and armoured vehicles will be sent to Hungary
Source: dailynewshungary.com https://dailynewshungary.com/us-soldiers-coming-to-hungary-due-to-the-russian-ukrainian-conflict
If ever uncle Vladimir decides to further his empire, he will start at the weakest point. Not so sure that refusing extra NATO troops is a good idea.