Szijjártó: Ukraine is falsely accusing Hungary

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba “has once again levied false allegations against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungary” in connection with 11 Ukrainian soldiers brought to Hungary by the Russian Orthodox Church, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook on Tuesday.

The 11 soldiers, who had been taken prisoners of war by Russia, came to Hungary as a result of the work of the church and the Hungarian Maltese Charity, and without participation of Hungary’s government, Szijjártó said.

The soldiers have free movement within the country, “they do as they please and can contact whoever they want,” he added. “Instead of mendacious attacks and personal slights, we should rejoice in the freedom of these 11 men,” he said.

“Should my Ukrainian colleague have any doubts or queries, he knows where to find me,” he said.

Hungary continues to support a swift peace, as the only way to put an end to the suffering of several tens of thousands of people, the foreign minister said.

2 Comments

  1. Mr. Szijjártó’s “swift road to peace” is starving Ukraine of military hardware so it cannot defend itself – as per Mr. Putin’s preferred scenario (laid out in his keynote speech at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 16, 2023).

    Mr. Szijjártó attended the SPIEF as the sole European “representative” – inter alia proving that Mr. Lavrov awarding him the Russian Order of Friendship was very apt.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vladimir-putin-delivers-keynote-address-st-petersburg-forum-2023-06-16/

  2. Peace is possible. Why not try to pull Russia into the EU as well as Ukraine. Allies do not attack each other. Then it will be easier to settle the problem. There is an advantage of having Russia in the EU, Russia has all the oil/gas and minerals required for future development of the EU.

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