Hungarian defence minister: All wars are a result of human decisions

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All wars start as a result of human decisions, the defence minister said at the inauguration of the Armed Forces’ new multi-mission air defence radars in Veszprém, in western Hungary, on Friday.

“Times are tough, Europe today is preparing for war,” Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said.

The minister said more and more western European leaders were making remarks about the steps that needed to be taken to continue the war in Ukraine and the amount of ammunition and weapons that needed to be sent. There were also more and more remarks about the possibility of sending soldiers, he added.

He said that at first, there had only been talk of sending helmets to Ukraine, which was followed by artillery systems, ammunition, combat vehicles and fighter jets. Now, he added, they were talking about which NATO or European Union member state would send troops on training missions to Ukraine’s territory.

The minister said Hungary and Europe’s interest lay in putting a stop to this process, and this required strength, both in elections and on the part of the military. This was why, he added, the government had accelerated its military upgrades.

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  1. The Hungarian “defence minister” makes a mockery of the Hungarian armed forces by acting as a defacto cheerleader for Russian interests. Hungary is completely untrusted by the rest of NATO as a Russian mole inside the organization. Hungary should be ejected from the organization as soon as possible

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