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09-01-2025, 04:57 PM
Ukraine says ready to replace Hungary in EU & NATO...Amid Hungary’s continued support for Moscow’s narratives, Kyiv says it'll fill, should Budapest elect to join Russian-led blocs instead of Western bodies. Amid Hungary’s continued support for Moscow’s narratives, Kyiv says it'll fill in should Budapest elect to join Russian-led blocs instead of the Western bodies.
Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto ® and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha chat at the end of a joint press conference at the Foreign Office in Budapest, Hungary, on September 30, 2024. The Ukrainian guest pays a one-day official visit to the Hungarian capital.
Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto (right) & Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (left) chat at the end of a joint press conference in Hungary in 2024. Ukraine has declared that it is ready to replace Hungary in the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should Budapest prefer to join Russian-led blocs.
The statement was released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Wednesday. While clearly tongue-in-cheek, it also reflects the serious tension that has built up between Ukraine and Hungary, with Budapest offering support for Moscow’s narratives over the war in Ukraine and obstructing the Western bodies’ efforts to bolster Kyiv.
Kyiv’s statement, which was also posted on X, was made in response to “[t]he latest manipulative statements from the leadership of Hungary regarding Ukraine’s decision not to extend the transit agreement with the aggressor state, Russia, from 2025 onwards”, it said.
Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto ® and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha chat at the end of a joint press conference at the Foreign Office in Budapest, Hungary, on September 30, 2024. The Ukrainian guest pays a one-day official visit to the Hungarian capital.
Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto (right) & Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (left) chat at the end of a joint press conference in Hungary in 2024. Ukraine has declared that it is ready to replace Hungary in the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should Budapest prefer to join Russian-led blocs.
The statement was released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Wednesday. While clearly tongue-in-cheek, it also reflects the serious tension that has built up between Ukraine and Hungary, with Budapest offering support for Moscow’s narratives over the war in Ukraine and obstructing the Western bodies’ efforts to bolster Kyiv.
Kyiv’s statement, which was also posted on X, was made in response to “[t]he latest manipulative statements from the leadership of Hungary regarding Ukraine’s decision not to extend the transit agreement with the aggressor state, Russia, from 2025 onwards”, it said.
