Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs named three reasons why his country’s parliament hesitates about Sweden joining NATO. Kovacs wrote about this in his blog on the About Hungary website. The Hungarian official cited “the constant undermining of relations by Sweden” as the first reason. There is a declared and open hostility that has been going on for years even before the current events,” said a government spokesman for pro-Russian politician Viktor Orban. The second argument, according to Kovacs, is the “supposed moral superiority” of Sweden, which is “laughing at best”. I would like to kindly remind the dear reader that it was not the “xenophobic” Hungarian state or its “despotic regime” that openly burned the Koran in the middle of the negotiation process for Sweden’s accession to NATO, a process in which a great Muslim state participated,” the speaker wrote. Probably, Kovacs was referring to the Russian provocation arranged by the Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan, who burned the Koran in Sweden. In organizing this action, he was helped by the Swedish journalist Chang Frick, who collaborates with a subsidiary of the Russian propaganda channel RT. The third reason, according to Kovacs, is a “lack of respect.” In this context, he stressed that Budapest wanted to send a parliamentary delegation to Sweden. However, the Swedish government just doesn’t seem to care. According to Politico, Swedish officials described Hungary’s reconciliation efforts as a “blackmail tactic,” saying that being subjected to such attempts was tantamount to paying a “ransom,” Kovacs wrote. “Swedes need to start changing their tone,” he said. Recall, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Bilström said that Stockholm will not give any obligations to Hungary.
Source: Racurs
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