PM Orbán: Hungary struck important, favourable deal with NATO

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that “we have struck a very important and very favourable agreement” with NATO, citing a deal under which Hungary would not participate in the Ukraine mission.

Orbán told public radio that the Peace March had been the “greatest expression of public will” in recent period and had demonstrated that “Hungary must remain an island of peace”. Peace should not come under threat from outside or inside, he said, adding that European experience had shown that “there is no peaceful life if there are migrants”. Orbán said the other threat was war.

He said there was a basic difference in opinion within NATO, with 31 of the member countries “wanting to defeat the Russians”. Since Ukraine alone is unable to achieve this, they support Ukraine, believing that there was a solution in the battlefield, Orbán said. Hungary’s position is that this was a mistake and instead of supporting either side, they should be forced to sign an immediate ceasefire, he added.

Hungary belongs among the “accepted, appreciated, loyal, and cooperative, very cooperative countries” in NATO, with 1,300 Hungarian soldiers serving in foreign missions, defence spending being above 2 percent of GDP, air police activies being carried out by Hungarian aircraft above neighbouring countries and the Baltic countries, and Hungary fulfilling NATO liaison roles in central Asian and African states, he said.

“NATO is our home,” Orbán added.

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4 Comments

Michael Steiner says:

15/06/2024 at 06:37

Yesterday, Putin yet again stated he was ready and willing to negotiate a permanent peace deal for Ukraine. This is at least the third time he made the offer, including the second within the last month.

Crickets from Ukraine’s sponsors.

Whose interest is the ongoing war, let alone its escalation, in??? Certainly not the ordinary people!

Hint: Listen to one of the latest interviews with Lindsay Graham and things quickly become clearer. Keywords: “minerals,” “trillions of dollars”
Jose Hernandez says:

15/06/2024 at 09:39

There are more Chinese people living in Hungary than Hungarian soldiers in NATO 🤣
Larry says:

15/06/2024 at 17:21

Hungary is a vassal state of Russia masquerading as a “loyal member of NATO” after almost two years of obstructing Swedish and Finnish accession into the organization. Hungary looked the other way while Russian security services hacked Hungarian foreign ministry data for years compromising NATO and EU classified information thus undermining common security to the benefit of Orban’s Russian masters. No loyal member of NATO obstructs sanctions on Russia and assistance to the defence of Ukraine. Orban can take his speech and stuff it up his ass.
mariavontheresa says:

16/06/2024 at 21:57

Thank you PM. Orban. You issued a referendum about participating in the Ukraine/Russia melee and the people responded negatively. The people of Hungary decided not to participate. PM. Orban you have upheld your promise to uphold the will of the people in spite of pressure of the war monger NATO. You are an example of what a real leader should be.