Hungary will not allow the use of its territory to send weapons to Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister reports

Hungary doesn't support oil and natural gas sanctions against the russian federation, and will not allow the use of its territory to send weapons to Ukraine.

This was announced by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó after a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Anadolu reported.

"We cannot force the Hungarian people to pay the price of this war. That is why we do not approve sanctions on oil or natural gas (against russia, ed.)," Szijjártó said.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister pointed out that some countries allow the use of their territory to supply weapons to Ukraine, but Hungary will not do so. He clarified that the country stands for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

Note

Hungary's authoritarian leader and russia's longtime ally, Viktor Orban, announced his party's victory in Sunday's April 3rd parliamentary elections. Thus, the head of government will receive a fourth term in office.

After the russian invasion of Ukraine (February 24, 2022), Orban campaigned mainly on the slogans of preventing the participation of Hungarian troops and weapons in the conflict. At the same time, he has supported most of the EU's sanctions against russia since its invasion of Ukraine.

In an interview with Ukrainian journalists on April 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban feared the russian federation's influence on his country.