Hungarian foreign minister: EU ‘preparing for world war’ in response to critical military situation in Ukraine
Decision-makers in Brussels “are preparing for a world war” in response to the deteriorating military situation in Ukraine, despite the “failure of the strategy of weapon deliveries”, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, Péter Szijjártó said Ukraine was increasingly on the back foot in the war against Russia, which he said had prompted a “dangerous response” in Brussels: “a desperate empty-the-warehouse approach”, where almost everyone discussed a future of weapon deliveries.
“We are talking about hundreds of thousands or millions of ammunition and weapons worth billions of euros, even though we know that strategy has failed miserably in the past few years,” he said.
“Weapon deliveries have not brought peace closer; on the contrary … weapon deliveries can only prolong the war and increase the threat of it escalating into a world war,” Szijjártó said.
Hungary has arrived at a different conclusion, to the concept that the peace efforts should be strengthened and diplomacy should take the place of weapon deliveries, he said.
“We Hungarians are ready to discuss peace plans. At the same time, we must make it clear that peace conferences can only be successful if all warring parties are at the table,” he said.
As the EU is starting to prepare the 14th sanctions package against Russia, Szijjártó said he expected pressure on Hungary to be ramped up, too. At the same time, he said previous sanctions had caused more damage to Europe than to Russia, and that European citizens had been the ones to pay the price, including Hungarians who had nothing to do with the war.
“Once again, I made it clear that no matter the pressure brought to bear, we will not support a single sanction that would have Hungarians pay the price of war.”
He said the root of the fundamental difference of opinion was that politicians “in Brussels and many other capital cities” thought of the war as their own.
“I think that is not only dangerous but also false, as Europe is not at war. Europe has not been attacked. No EU or NATO member state has been attacked,” he said.
Hungary continues to see the situation differently and prioritises staying out of the conflict, he added.
Besides, he said, the EU had been gripped by a “bidding war” as the bloc was trying to outbid the US and NATO.
Regarding the situation in the Middle East, he said a consensus was on the horizon on sanctions against Iran in response to the recent attack on Israel. He welcomed the “responsible” conduct of Arab states, and called for the maintenance of regional stability and the avoidance of conflict escalation.
Responding a question about a Hungarian-Israeli national in Hamas captivity, Szijjártó said that the hostage was — according to reports received “a few weeks ago” — still alive.
As we wrote a few days earlier, Hungarian FM Szijjártó thinks aggressor Russia should be allowed to participate in the Olympics, details HERE.
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More Kremlin designed inflammatory rhetoric from Fidesz designed to make you surrender to the Russian army. If Ukraine is given the means to defend itself it means “World War”. Russia wins and then they go on to their next victim and it is the same story. If you oppose them it means “World War.” After all that these Fidesz politicians have done if Russia were to invade Hungary they would well deserve to be told that even NATO won’t assist because we don’t want “World War.”
It’s quite revealing that in the same 24 hour period Szijjarto and Sergei Lavrov put out the exact same message. Coincidence? I think not!
As our Politicians advocate appeasement …
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-britain-hoped-to-avoid-war-with-germany-in-the-1930s
Meanwhile, in Mr. Putin´s Russia …
https://youtu.be/TaDxSo7oVuE?si=xhvzZIiSK2_39OXQ
There is an annoying tone and bias throughout, however all the various stories can be corroborated from other, objective sources.
As much as our Politicians shout “Peace!” and decry NATO and EU war “psychosis” – do take a closer look what is now happening in Russia. Because it is very disturbing, and we had better be prepared for the worst.
Norbert indoctrination of students is happening right now in Hungary. That is what families of school age children are telling us. I live in Canada but I going over soon and I plan to see more first hand about what Fidesz is indoctrinating children with. They are using the complete Russian playbook and as far as I am concerned they want to turn Hungary into a nation of Russophiles open to tearing Europe apart.