Hungarian PM Orbán: “Every refugee from Ukraine must be helped”

Every refugee arriving in Hungary from Ukraine must be assisted, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview broadcast on public television late Sunday.

Refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine “can be assured they will be welcomed by friends in Hungary”, Orbán said on news channel M1.

“We’ll feed them, shelter them and provide for their children,” he added.

He said assisting refugees from Ukraine is an “elementary human, Christian instinct”.

Commenting on the show of support for the refugees by Hungarians, Orbán said Hungary “is a good country, with good people”.

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On another note, Hungary’s Defence Minister Tibor Benkő and Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi visited the Barabás border station, in the east of Hungary, on Sunday, the Army said on Facebook.

The men met with troops and police at the crossing on Hungary’s border with Ukraine. They also spoke with war refugees.

All five of the crossings along Hungary’s border with Ukraine are now operating around the clock, the police said on Sunday.

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Source: MTI