The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjártó arrived on a visit to Belarus and will discuss the resolution of the war in Ukraine "peacefully".
Sijarto informed about this on Facebook on Monday, February 13.
"The war in Ukraine is intensifying, more and more people are dying due to hostilities. Human lives must be saved now, and this can only be done peacefully. Hungary expects all members of the international community to act in the name of peace as soon as possible and to avoid actions that could lead to the continuation or escalation of war. I will also present this position to the world today at my negotiations in Minsk. It is obvious that there will be many attacks regarding the visit, but our position is clear: the channels of communication must be open," Sijarto noted.
- In July 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Péter Szijártó stated that Hungary refused to participate in the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine in order not to expose Hungarians living in Transcarpathia to the danger of Russian shelling.
- In January 2023, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Orban said that he does not believe in the victory of Ukraine and believes that the country is "gradually turning into an ungovernable ruin." According to Orban, "Russiaʼs goal is to turn Ukraine into an ungovernable ruin" so that the West cannot claim it "as a prize." He said that the Russian Federation has already succeeded in this, and now Ukraine, like Afghanistan, is a "no manʼs land." Also, Hungary refused to train the Ukrainian military because it is "for peace".