Russia-US deal is needed to resolve Ukraine conflict
The Hungarian Foreign Minister noted that the presence of a direct communication channel between the leaders of Russia and the United States makes the entire world safer.
According to TASS on July 24, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with TASS that a comprehensive agreement between Moscow and Washington is necessary to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
"As I understand it, this war has only one solution, which requires a comprehensive agreement between the United States and Russia. Therefore, we are always willing to receive information about high-level contacts between Russia and the United States, whether at the presidential or foreign ministerial level," the Hungarian diplomat said.
Mr. Szijjarto noted that "the presence of a direct communication channel between the leaders of Russia and the United States will make the whole world safer. Without such a dialogue, the world will become less safe. We hope that US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to interact and exchange with each other" – Foreign Minister Szijjarto said.
In addition, Mr. Szijjiarto said, many member states of the European Union are hindering efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
"Unfortunately, many European leaders are hindering peace efforts. They may support a peaceful solution in words, but in reality they are adding fuel to the fire of this conflict. Hungary has been campaigning for a ceasefire and peace talks for the past three and a half years. All this time, except for the last two months, the rest of Europe has criticized Hungary for this," said Foreign Minister Szijjiarto.
He said Budapest has not and will not provide weapons to Ukraine, Hungary does not want to get involved in this conflict.
"Hungary is a country that has never supplied weapons to Ukraine, and we will not supply weapons to Ukraine in the future. As long as our government is in power, our goal is that Hungary will stay out of this war and not participate in it," the Hungarian Foreign Minister stressed.
Mr. Szijjarto noted that Hungary "will not allocate any financial resources to provide weapons to Kyiv" and will not participate in the assistance that NATO member states provide to Ukraine.
