The United States ambassador in Budapest once again criticized Hungary, and more specifically, our country's foreign policy activities.
According to David Pressman, "it is wrong to continue to rely on Russia as it tries to decapitate its democratic neighbor, Ukraine."
"Hungary stubbornly maintains and even further strengthens its connection with Russia. (…) It is wrong to continue to rely on Russia while it is trying to decapitate its democratic neighbor, Ukraine"
- among other things, American Ambassador David Pressman spoke about this at the Wednesday evening reception in honor of the American-Hungarian scientific cooperation, Mandiner reports based on Telex news.
"Some things are clear: Russia started this war, it was Russia that invaded this area of Ukraine, and the dam was under Russia's control," said the ambassador, who said that "while Hungary is strengthening its ties with Moscow, the Nova Kahovka A huge wave of water released due to the destruction of the dam of the i reservoir forced tens of thousands of people to leave their places of residence in and around Herszon.
Pressman also stated that, although it may seem that the positions of the Hungarian and American governments are worlds apart at the moment, at the same time, for example, in the field of space research, the United States and Hungary are making significant progress together.
In this regard, he noted: the United States is proud of the cooperation between Hungary and the American-based company Axiom Space, whose goal is to send a Hungarian astronaut to the International Space Station in 2024.
"In this spirit, the United States also invites Hungary to join us and our international partners in signing the Artemis Convention, which aims to promote the peaceful, civilian use of space, including the purpose of research and discovery such as Hungary's mission on the International Space Station .
