With the blocking of communication channels between the West and Russia, the world is even giving up hope for peace in Ukraine, warned Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) panel discussion in Washington on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the head of the ministry emphasized in connection with the anniversary of the 1956 revolution that Hungarians do not have to explain to anyone what it is like when a giant army overruns the country and hundreds of thousands of citizens are forced to flee abroad.
In his speech, he called it a historical lesson that whenever there was a conflict between East and West, Central Europe always lost. He complained that when the Hungarian government argued in favor of maintaining the communication channels, it was immediately classified as pro-Russian or an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Péter Szijjártó believed that the European Union "completely mishandled" the crisis in Ukraine, because the reasoning behind the sanctions in February was that they would bring the Russians to their knees and help end the war quickly, but now it's November and there's an armed conflict became more and more brutal and the European economy collapsed.
He underlined: the actions of the current administration in Washington , as they may contribute to the escalation of the situation.
The minister then spoke about the importance of peace and expressed his regret that when he mentions it, some people immediately him as a "Russian spy" "rhetoric of war and escalation" among the EU member states .
He stated that Hungary is still interested in keeping the communication channels open in the hope of peace, regardless of what anyone thinks about it, the government's policy has no Ukrainian or Russian aspect, only the national interest matters.
Finally, in this regard the "hypocrisy" , saying that several EU foreign minister colleagues regularly assure him of their support face to face or via SMS, but they do not dare to do so openly for political reasons.
Source: Magyar Hírlap/MTI
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