Transcarpathian Hungarians think Hungary should deliver weapons to Ukraine

The sociology department of the National University of Ungvár (Uzshorod) in Transcarpathia, Ukraine, in cooperation with Smartpol agency, published an interesting survey about the attitudes of the Hungarian community living in the region towards the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine.

According to rtl.hu, their opinion differs from their compatriots living in Hungary. The interviewers talked in Hungarian with the Hungarians, so the survey should be regarded as representative.

71.4 percent of the Transcarpathian Hungarians believe in Russian responsibility for the war. Meanwhile, that rate is only 54 percent in Hungary. 67.3 percent of the local Hungarians agreed that Russia endangers peace, while that rate is only 48 percent in Hungary. More than 53 percent think Hungary should deliver weapons to Russia, and only 28.8 percent oppose that. The number of Hungarians asked was 510, and the interviews were conducted between 2 and 5 July in 18 localities.

Hungarian-Polish friendship to form part of 32nd Baile Tusnad Summer University

At the 32nd Baile Tusnad Summer University held in central Romania (Tusnádfürdő) from July 18 to 23, Hungarian-Polish friendship will be among topics of discussion, with the Waclaw Felczak Foundation holding two panel discussions, the organisers said on Saturday. On July 19, Bishop of Szeged-Csanád László Kiss-Rigó will join historian and sociologist Imre Molnár and philosopher David Lloyd Dusenbury among others to discuss the subject “Europe either will be Christian or won’t be”, moderated by the foundation’s head, Gergely Mohay.

On July 20, Michal Kwilecki of the Hungarian-Polish Friendship Society of Wroclaw, Jacek Karnowski, editor-in-chief of Sieci weekly, and Attila Demko of Mathias Corvinus Collegium’s Geopolitics Workshop will discuss security policy in light of the Russia-Ukraine war entitled “Trust God and keep the gunpowder dry”, moderated by Mihaly Rosonczy-Kovács. The chairman of the board of trustees of the Waclaw Felczak Foundation, Karol Biernacki, and his deputy, Robert Zobolyak, will also visit Baile Tusnad.

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3 Comments

Michael Steiner says:

16/07/2023 at 07:36

If this was a year ago, I’d agree. Now, however, with an impasse reached, flooding the theater with more weapons serves nobody but the military-industrial complex and its stooges as well as U.S. neocons and globalist megalomaniacs. Ukraine is never going to take back Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, etc. while Russia is not going to score any major victories anymore. The focus now much be on putting an end to the hostilities and reaching a settlement. Yes, it stings, bad, and it sets a horrible precedent, but we have to be sensible about it.
Anonymous says:

16/07/2023 at 12:48

Fidesz through its’ thorough control of media has subjected Hungary to Russophile propaganda and anti-US and anti-EU propaganda for years. The difference in attitudes between Transcarpathian Hungarians and brainwashed Hungarians inside Hungary now show the result. Anyone who lives in Ukraine is under no illusions and understands that this is an existential struggle for their survival and they want the weapons to protect themselves. Russia will not stop, The Russians simply have to be defeated and will be,
Hugo says:

17/07/2023 at 05:44

Zelensky blijft maar wapens vragen maar hun offensief is een flop! Huurlingen van verschillende landen vullen de gaten op omdat Oekraïne haast geen getrainde soldaten meer heeft! De Amerikaanse oorlogsindustrie draait op volle toeren! De EU volgt slaafs!!