Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó said that Budapest would approve the allocation of 5 billion euros from the European Peace Fund for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) if Hungary’s share is allowed to be used for war purposes. transit or other non-weapons related purposes. This was reported by RIA News.
“We have made it clear that we are not ready to participate in any general action aimed at sending weapons,” the minister emphasized.
He added that Budapest will independently decide which security problems Hungary’s share of 5 billion euros will be allocated to. We can talk about migration issues and supporting the stability of the Western Balkans.
Before that Szijjarto aforementionedBudapest will not block the European Union’s 13th sanctions package against Russia.
According to him, it was possible to eliminate all points that were against Hungarian interests during the preparation phase.
Previously USA and Ukraine started Negotiations on security guarantees for Kiev.