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Hungary will not support Kiev in the international arena until the problem of respecting the rights of ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine is resolved.
Such a statement was made in the Hungarian parliament by the Prime Minister of this country, Viktor Orban.< /p>
– We do not support Ukraine on any issue in the international arena until it restores laws that guarantee the rights of Hungarians, Orban announced.
According to him , especially about rights for ethnic Hungarians in the education system. Orban said that Ukraine allegedly wants to “turn Hungarian schools into Ukrainian”.
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This is a reference to the Ukrainian Law on Education, adopted in 2017, according to which the language of the educational process in schools is Ukrainian. At the same time, representatives of indigenous peoples and national minorities in Ukraine were guaranteed the right to study their language in general secondary education institutions.
Because of this law, Budapest has repeatedly accused Kiev of “oppression” rights of the Hungarian national minority living in the western regions of Ukraine.
According to the 2001 census, about 150 thousand ethnic Hungarians lived in Ukraine.
During his speech, Orban also argued that Ukraine's membership in NATO could lead to a new conflict in Europe.
“We have seen that if Ukraine does not abandon its intention to join NATO, it is only a matter of time before we have to reckon with a new conflict,” Orban said, adding that “Brussels wants us to join the war.” 8221;.
As a NATO member, Hungary has the right to veto the entry of new countries.
In addition, it is expected that the European Commission may recommend starting negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU. Such a move would require unanimous support from all 27 countries in the bloc.
Viktor Orban is known for making controversial statements. For example, he said that the West should enter into an agreement with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “on a new security architecture” Ukraine, in which there should be neither the return of Crimea nor NATO membership.
