Hungarian Foreign minister Peter Szijjarto<\/p>\n
Hungary’s foreign minister has criticised European plans to establish military hubs in Ukraine, saying it “pushes Europe closer” to a direct confrontation with Russia.<\/p>\n
“Yesterday (Tuesday) in Paris, the Coalition of the Willing made yet another proposal that pushes Europe closer to a direct confrontation with Russia,” Peter Szijjarto said on X on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He noted that Hungary will “stay out of this.”<\/p>\n
“We support peace talks, including negotiations at the highest level between the US and Russia, and firmly reject this latest move towards war,” Szijjarto added.<\/p>\n
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a declaration of intent in Paris following the conclusion of the “Coalition of the Willing” summit in the French capital.<\/p>\n
After talks with Ukraine’s allies in Paris, the UK and France said they would “establish military hubs across Ukraine.”<\/p>\n
Russia previously expressed that a deployment of armed forces of other countries in Ukraine under any pretence would be “absolutely unacceptable” and that it would regard this as “preparations for foreign military intervention.”<\/p>\n