FM Szijjártó: Hungary doesn’t want EU to send military advisers to Ukraine
Hungary rejects a new European Union proposal to deploy military advisers in Ukraine to coordinate training as it carries the risk of escalating the war, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said on Wednesday.
He noted that late in 2022 the EU decided to train Ukrainian soldiers in the territory of EU member states, and he noted that Hungary decided against providing soldiers or funding for it, and it rejected training missions on Hungarian soil.
He said that at the same time, Hungary had not tried to prevent other member states from taking part in the initiative. But since then “an extremely dangerous proposal” has been advanced on sending military advisers to Ukraine to carry out coordination tasks in addition to extending the mission’s two-year mandate, Szijjártó said, adding this carried the risk of escalating the war.
“It’s perilous for Hungary, too, as escalation … first takes place in the neighbourhood, not thousands of kilometres away,” he added. “We cannot support the proposal in its current form,” he said, noting that Hungary has requested a revision of it.
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The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Russia doesn’t want EU military advisors in Ukraine ergo Szijjarto doesn’t want them in Ukraine.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Sending military advisers is tantamount of putting boots on the ground. Then the Russians have the right to retaliate with missiles. The people of the EU
would not enjoy that. Interesting, the EU is crying about China and Iran helping their ally to fight the war, well they the EU, US, etc., are as guilty as China, etc. for helping Ukraine.