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GULYÁS: HUNGARY MUST STAY OUT OF WAR

In spite of international pressure on Hungary with regard to its stand on the war in Ukraine, the government's position is unchanged: Hungary must stay out of the war, the head of the Prime Minister's Office said at a press briefing on Saturday.
 

As the tenth package of sanctions against Russia comes is adopted by the Council of the European Union and the war enters its second year, the situation must be assessed, Gergely Gulyás said. Europe is “drifting in the direction of war” and international pressure is growing on Hungary to change its position on issues on which it took decisions based on clear principles in the past year, he added.
Hungary’s interest remains unchanged: the country must stay out of the war, he said. That stand was decided by Hungarians in last year’s election, while opposition to sanctions was confirmed in a National Consultation survey, he said. Hungary continues to refuse to deliver weapons, and it calls for a ceasefire and peace talks, Gulyás said. He said the government’s position remains that the responsibility for the war lies with Russia which violated international law and committed the aggression. Hungary is helping Ukraine financially, by humanitarian means and makes every effort to ensure that the ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine are affected as little as possible by the tragic situation, he added.