Hungary reaffirms NATO commitment, urges Europe to boost defence efforts
Hungary makes a notable contribution to the collective defence of its NATO allies, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, the defence minister, said after a meeting of NATO counterparts in Brussels on Thursday, adding that Europe, however, “must do more”.
A ministry statement noted that Pete Hegseth, the new US Secretary of Defense, attended the meeting, and the minister stated Hungary’s “firm support” for the US administration’s position on the war in Ukraine, namely that “the bloodshed must end” and a solution to ending the war should be found as quickly as possible.
EU member states must cooperate with NATO as closely as possible on this, however, he said, adding that European NATO allies generally recognised that they must contribute more to Europe’s defence both in terms of capabilities and industrial capacity, with the right level of financing.
“Hungary, as a reliable ally, will also fulfil its NATO commitment” on defence spending this year, the minister said, noting that the country started spending more than 2 percent of its GDP on defence in 2023 and increased this level last year.
Szalay-Bobrovniczky said Hungary actively took part in implementing common defence and deterrence goals, noting that the Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) in Szekesfehervar achieved full operational capability last December, playing an important role in the command and control system of NATO’s eastern flank.
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Nah, N.A.T.O. is a relic of the past.
The future threat is not really Russia but China, Africa, and, more immediately, Turkey.
A far greater threat, however, are the millions of third-world invaders who have been allowed to waltz in to assault, rob, rape, stab, run over with cars and trucks, and blow up us and our children. And still they keep coming, in their thousands per day.
What’s the point of a “strong defense” against the bogeyman Russia when you’re allowing yourself to be conquered by a far worse enemy. At the end of the day, who’d you rather have on the streets: Russian soldiers (as improbable as it is) or hordes of violent Somali, Nigerian, Syrian, and Afghan young men?
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-60084317
“when there’s a gun on the table, it usually means someone’s going to use it later.”
Hungary could, of course, pre-emptively quit the European Union, join the Collective Security Treaty Organization and become a vassal state, again. Given the right incentives, I’m sure some of our Politicians could be persuaded?
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-01-28/russia-says-no-room-for-compromise-over-ukraine-as-tensions-mount
I would not trust Mr. Putin – would you?