As they write: "in cooperation with our allies, we will provide all possible humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but we are not willing to risk drifting into war and Hungary's security at any level."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade reacted to the allegations that Hungary would attack Ukraine. Earlier, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament demanded an explanation for the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, Index reports. Hungary can send soldiers to the territory of Subcarpathia to protect the Hungarian population, Ukrainian parliamentarian Maxim Buzsanszki wrote on his Telegram channel. According to him, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó previously said that Budapest has scenarios for a military emergency to protect the Transcarpathian Hungarian minority. According to Buzhansky, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs should demand an explanation about who and how the
"the Hungarian rescue of one hundred and fifty thousand Ukrainians in the territory of Ukraine".
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a statement in response. As they write:
"in cooperation with our allies, we will provide all possible humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but we are not willing to risk drifting into war and Hungary's security at any level".
This position remains unchanged, so any news portal that makes a statement to the contrary is untruthful, it was emphasized in the announcement.
The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs did not outline a single scenario that would lead the Hungarian National Guard to cross the Ukrainian border. Against misleading fake news
the reality is that Hungary continues the largest humanitarian aid operation in its history to help Ukraine, and we firmly stand by our position that we will not give in to any provocation, so we will not send weapons or soldiers to war
- reads the statement.
Featured image: One of the first four Leopard 2A4HU tanks on display as part of the handover ceremony at the barracks of the György Klapka MH 25 Rifle Brigade in Tata on July 24, 2020. Photo: Csaba Krizsán / MTI