Orban reaffirms his stance on Ukraine policy and refuses to make changes

Bratislava, June 26 – Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday that Hungary will not change the chosen direction on the issue of Ukraine.

“Hungary seeks cooperation in the field of foreign policy with the member states of the European Union, but we have a sovereign foreign policy. We will not change the direction we have taken in the event of this war, and we will follow peace and act on this basis,” Orban said at a press conference following the meeting of the Visegrad Four prime ministers. in the Slovakian capital.

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been bullied and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years”. He noted that the special operation was a forced measure, and that Russia “left no opportunity to do otherwise, and security risks were created such that it was impossible to respond by other means.”