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PHOTOS: Transcarpathian Hungarian children visited Hungary’s President
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President Katalin Novák received children from western Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region at the presidential Sandor Palace on Tuesday.
Novák is the chief patron of the Advent Charity Fair of Family Associations. Proceeds from the event will go towards making Christmas better for the children of the St. Michael Orphanage in Rativci (Rat). Because of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a decision was made to use this year’s Advent Charity Fair to help a Transcarpathian orphanage, Nóra Király, founder and head of young family association Ficsak, told public media.
The family association hopes to raise 1 million forints (EUR 2,450) with the aim of hosting a Christmas dinner for the children, giving them a playhouse experience and organising a trip to Hungary, Király said. Mária Bíró, the head of the orphanage, said 17 orphans between the ages of 5 and 21 visited the Sandor Palace.
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Ukraine crisis – President briefed on latest developments
President Katalin Novák received a briefing on the latest developments in the war in Ukraine from Commander of the Hungarian Armed Forces Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi and Director General of the Military National Security Service János Béres. The army leaders assured the president that Hungary’s troops are capable of guaranteeing the safety of the Hungarian people. István Kun-Szabó, the president’s chief military advisor, told public media after the meeting that normally, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces,
Of course: “Hungary’s troops are capable of guaranteeing the safety of the Hungarian people”
However, let’s keep NATO on speed dial, shall we? And remind anyone and everyone we are a Member – and it was Mr. Orbán himself who signed the Washington Treaty to bring Hungary into NATO in 1999!
…It makes total sense for Hungarian soldiers to protect the Hungarian President as well as all Hungarian citizens. Hungary should really bring the orphans back to Hungary….