Budapest does not plan to send troops or weaponry to Ukraine.
This statement was made by Deputy Foreign Minister of Hungary György Velkei in an interview with the Bloomberg agency.
«Priority is guaranteeing peace in Hungary»
«Neither soldiers nor weapons.
It is in the interest of Hungary to guarantee peace on its territory.
This is extremely important to us», emphasized the Hungarian diplomat.
Restriction to humanitarian aid and energy
According to György Velkei, the support of Hungary toward Ukraine will be restricted exclusively to energy resource supplies and the provision of humanitarian aid.
This occurs despite the fact that the new government of Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks a closer rapprochement with the core pillars and policy guidelines of the European Union.
Diplomatic war and expulsions of Russian diplomats
Earlier, the Chargé d'Affaires of Hungary in Russia, Gábor Gergics, was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that a vehement protest was lodged with the head of the diplomatic mission over the unjustified and unfriendly demand of the Hungarian authorities on September 8 that a number of Russian diplomatic employees leave the territory of the country.
Kremlin warning of economic consequences
The Press Secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, did not rule out the possibility that the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Budapest could negatively impact economic cooperation between the two countries.
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