Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban responded to the reproaches of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Ukrainian leader expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that Hungary does not support anti-Russian sanctions and does not supply weapons to Ukraine. Orban noted that he understands the position of Kyiv.
– However, we are not Ukrainians, not Russians – we are Hungarians … To the question “Which side is Hungary on?” the answer is this: Hungary is on the side of Hungary … We help those in trouble, but we want to ensure, protect our own national interests, – he said in an interview with the M1 channel .
Earlier, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Peter Szijjarto , said that the country forbids the supply of weapons to Ukraine through its territory.
Later, Czech Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova announced the cancellation of a trip to Budapest, where she was supposed to take part in a meeting with colleagues from the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia – V4). She explained her position by the fact that the Hungarian authorities have a lot of opinions on sanctions against Russia.
