Hungarian government warns of escalating war risks, bolsters border defences

“The danger of war is greater than ever,” the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a regular government press briefing on Thursday.

Gergely Gulyás noted that the US would have a new administration from 20 January next year, but said “it seems that in the remaining less than two months the incumbent Democrat government and some European leaders will do everything to increase the danger of an escalating war.”

Hungary’s defence council and the government discussed the situation and increased air defences along the Hungary-Ukraine border in the wake of recent attacks on the Transcarpathia region, Gulyás said.

The Hungarian government “firmly opposes” attempts to thwart the incoming US administration’s pro-peace policy by sending more weapons to Ukraine.

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