Minister: no-fly zone, sending peacekeeping missions “dangerous proposals”

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó spoke about the importance of making sure that the war does not spread beyond Ukraine on a session of the United Nations Security Council in New York on Friday. He said there were “some dangerous proposals on the agendas of international organisations”, such as the imposition of a no-fly zone over Ukraine or sending peacekeeping missions to the country. Such steps, however, would only escalate the conflict, “and this is something that we definitely have to avoid”, he said.

Hungary has so far provided hospital treatment for 131 refugee children from Ukraine, Szijjártó cleared. The Hungarian authorities provide care for all refugees arriving in Hungary and ensure a secure environment for international humanitarian organisations, Szijjártó said in his address. He said that as Ukraine’s neighbouring country

Hungary was fully aware of the “tragic consequences” of the war.

“And we are not only aware of the consequences, but faced by challenges caused by the consequences as well,” he added.

Szijjártó said that because the war posed a direct security risk to Hungary, it needed to be guaranteed that the country is not dragged into the conflict. No matter how strongly Hungary is criticised, the Hungarian government puts the country’s security first, he said, adding that this was why it has