New Ukrainian ambassador in Budapest: Many died but ethnic Hungarians keep fighting for Ukraine
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Ukraine’s new ambassador gave an interview to Glavkom, in which he expressed some surprising thoughts about PM Orbán’s policies and shared how many Hungarians fought and died for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. That number is quite shocking.
According to index.hu, Sándor Fegyir said 40 thousand Ukrainians live and work in Hungary as refugees. Another 2 million entered the country but left later. He said Hungary is the only European country allowing Ukrainian refugees to use public transport for free. He acknowledged that the list of free services Hungary provides for Ukrainians is long and includes accommodation, financial aid and warm clothes.
Mr Fegyir highlighted he regarded it as sinful that the Russian Orthodox Church and the Order of Malta transported Ukrainian POWs to Hungary but Budapest had nothing to do with that. Furthermore, he did not answer the question of whether the Hungarians knew about the issue or not. Read about the war in Ukraine from a Hungarian perspective HERE.
About the harsh and unfair Ukrainian education law prohibiting Hungarians from using their mother tongue in schools, he said the law aims to close loopholes for the aggressor Russia. Romanians also complain, but they are not as loud as the Orbán cabinet.
…did the ethnic Hungarians have a choice?…
Yes