The head of the Hungarian government assured that his country will not interfere with other NATO allies supporting Ukraine.
Hungary will not participate in future NATO efforts to increase assistance to Ukraine, but will not antagonize other Alliance partners.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this on Wednesday, June 12, after negotiations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Bloomberg reports.
According to the NATO Secretary General, the Alliance accepts Budapest’s position, and the Hungarian government has promised not to oppose and “allow” actions in support of Kyiv by “other allies.”
“Prime Minister [Viktor Orban] and I agreed that Hungary will not prevent other allies from financially supporting Ukraine, and NATO will play a leading role in coordination,” Stoltenberg said at a joint press conference.
At the same time, the NATO Secretary General added that “Hungarian personnel will not participate” in the actions agreed upon at the next NATO summit in July in Washington.
At the closed meeting it was also agreed that Hungarian funds would not be used for these shares.
“Hungary clearly stated during today's negotiations that it does not want to block NATO decisions, which, although different from Hungary's position, are supported by other member countries,” Orban confirmed.
He also said that at the meeting with Stoltenberg he emphasized that according to the treaty establishing NATO, allies are not obliged to participate in actions outside the territory of member states.
Hungary “has received the necessary guarantees,” Orban said, stressing that his country will remain a loyal and committed member of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Recall that earlier Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with state radio that Budapest is working on developing a new concept that will distinguish the country from other NATO members.
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