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Government: provided Trump had won, Putin would not have invaded Ukraine – VIDEO
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The Hungarian government urges “to have peace as soon as possible … to have a ceasefire and negotiations about peace”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said concerning the war in Ukraine in an interview to US broadcaster One America News Network (OANN), published on Facebook on Sunday.
Noting the conflict’s impact on Hungary, Szijjártó said that many of the one million Ukrainian refugees that had fled to Hungary had stayed in the country and were provided equal access to health services and education. The government has ensured direct subsidies to businesses employing refugees, he added.
Szijjártó also noted soaring energy prices in Europe, adding that while Hungary’s energy imports had totalled 7 billion euros last year, the country would pay 19 billion this year and 29 billion euros next year to cover its energy demand. “That’s why we urge for peace,” he added. The debate in Europe on the conflict offers “very limited” hope for peace because “everybody speaks in the voice of war and escalation”, he said, adding that during the latest meeting of his EU counterparts “I was the only one who used the word peace”.
Szijjártó said Hungary, a major energy importer, tries to prevent the European Commission from making proposals that could reduce the volume of gas or oil on European markets and thus further increase prices. The Hungarian government is firmly against such proposals as putting a cap on gas prices or similar measures, he said.
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The Hungarian government firmly condemns the war, he said, but noted Hungary’s close proximity, and added “for us it is always bad news where anywhere else in the world, like in Washington, for example, decisions are made that bring the risk of further escalation”. Concerning critical remarks about Hungary’s maintaining ties with Russia, Szijjártó said “we talk to the Russians because Russia is a reality and will be reality regardless of how the war ends”, adding that cutting lines of communication would equal giving up the hope for peace.
I don’t know how to express this politely, but Fm P.Sz. must be off his rocker if he HONESTLY believes that D. Trump could in anyway influence V.P.’s decision whether to invade, or not to invade Ukraine.
I doubt very much if many world leaders took/take Trump seriously.
Everyone wants peace – but not at any price. Our Polictians are happy to throw Ukraine and the Ukrainians under the bus (war crimes, reparations for damage to civilian infrastructure, loss of territory, future dependency and reliance on Russia – in no particular order).
Lastly – Mr. Trump in the White House? Really? Now there’s a scary thought.
No word from our Politicians on Mr. Bolsonaro’s election loss in Brazil, yet! #kindredspirits
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@Norbert,
Let’s just hope that Bolsonaro will accept the result as he should, and Brazil can make progress and rectify the damage J.B. did to Brazil – unfortunately those jungles (the lungs of this planet) won’t grow back soon enough, and the Covid-19 dead can’t be resurrected. 🙁
For Christ’s sake (!), why do some people think that Trump is a Messiah? If people want to know the REAL Trump, they only have ask his psychologist niece.