Hungarian FM Szijjártó slammed Baltic states’ “ridiculous and deceitful” actions
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Friday slammed what he called “ridiculous and deceitful” actions by the Baltic countries when it came to the expansion of Hungary’s National Card programme, adding that “this propaganda tsunami has also found fertile ground in Brussels”.
The number of Russian citizens in Hungary is just 0.7 percent of the more than one million Russians in the European Union, Szijjártó said in response to a question at a joint press conference with his North Macedonian counterpart, according to a ministry statement.
“And in Germany — if I recall correctly — there’s 300,000,” he said. “In the Baltic countries, which were the loudest throughout the summer, there’s a total of 140,000, 20 times as many as in Hungary. And then the Baltic states launch a huge propaganda tsunami on us with the help of the European liberal media on how dangerous this is.”
Szijjártó said he had debated the matter at the last meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council where his Lithuanian counterpart had talked about a “dramatic increase in the number of Belarusian citizens travelling with a Hungarian visa”. He said the truth, however, was that the Hungarian embassy in Minsk has issued fewer visas so far this year than at this point last year.
Meanwhile, Szijjártó said, Germany, Italy and Russia had “radically” increased the number of visas issued to Belarusians.
Szijjártó talks about Russian spies
“So what they’re doing is ridiculous. Ridiculous and deceitful,” Szijjártó said. “It’s typical of the current Baltic governments, so we ask that they stop with these lies. It’s clear, however, that this has found fertile ground in Brussels, because the European Commission is now asking for all kinds of details and asking all sorts of questions, but the point is that when they’re confronted with reality, they’re not that happy anymore.”
Commenting on the Ukrainian president’s request to be allowed to use Western weapons to strike deep within Russian territory, Szijjártó said such measures were all dangerous and posed a risk of escalation. He said the focus should finally be on diplomacy over weapons.
He said Hungary is the only EU and NATO member that has not and will not supply weapons to Ukraine.
Szijjártó said Hungary’s peace mission was “a constant one”, and expressed hope that political debates in Europe would soon reach a point where those who talk about peace “aren’t immediately branded Russian spies”.
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From the creators of “no one has the right to judge us” now we have, “everybody is ridiculous” Wondering how long are the EU member stand these politicians?
Why should Hungary not reply to foreign country’s lies. Some European countries forget that Hungarians are well educated (not brainwashed) and can add and subtract.
Maria. You have been brainwashed. I already show you with facts (AKA real sources) what orban have said in the past and what orban is doing now. Things that he has said from his mouth. But you are still supporting that gang of liers. Good luck!
Christian Conservative governments should always be supported rather than EU Marxist governments that impoverish all Europeans.
Maria, I dont support pedophiles!
Socialist / Marxist – is that when Politicians impose price controls on commercial companies?
Re problems with properly vetting people for eligibility … We have the distinction of being the sole country in the USA´s ESTA (visa waiver) program that is limited to one year, single use (as opposed to two years, unlimited). This because Hungary granted citizenship to about one million people between 2011 and 2020 “without adequate security measures in place to verify their identities”… Just say “hogy vagy”, “én a Fideszre szavazok” and “köszönöm” – ESTA passport granted!
https://hu.usembassy.gov/news-reduction-of-esta-validity/