Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó expressed concerns about the war in Ukraine, stating that there is still a „war psychosis” among many EU member states. Despite reports of possible peace negotiations between the US and EU, Szijjártó maintains that there is no change in the war rhetoric characteristic of many EU member states. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced that her country’s military support for Ukraine will be massively expanded for next year, increasing its aid from €4 billion initially planned to €8 billion. Germany has become one of Ukraine’s top military suppliers since the war began last February, sending material such as tanks, armoured personnel carriers, air defence systems, and Patriot missile systems. The EU’s military support has reached €27 billion.
The war in Ukraine is entering its twenty-second month, but according to most experts, it has reached a stalemate with the frontlines hardly moving. Szijjártó believes that the EU should first look at whether the billions of euros spent on Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia have yielded any results before spending more money. Hungary has been the only EU member state not to give military assistance to Ukraine and has blocked the disbursement of €500 million worth of military aid to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility until it gets guarantees from Kyiv that OTP Bank or other Hungarian firms will not be blacklisted as „international sponsors of war.”
Hungary has found an ally in Slovakia regarding the war in Ukraine, with the new leftist-nationalist government’s program promising to halt official military aid to Ukraine and seek a cessation of hostilities. The government will only support sanctions if they are in the interests of the country’s citizens and their well-being.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Says EU Haunted By ‘War Psychosis’
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