Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, explained why, in a conversation with Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Beijing in October, he called the Russian war against Ukraine a “military operation.”
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This is a military operation. There was no declaration of war between the two countries. When Russia declares war, then there will be war. We should be happy that there is no declaration of war, because then there would be general mobilization in Russia. “I don’t wish this on anyone,” Bloomberg quotes Orban as saying.
“European Truth” writes that in modern international law there is no such legal action as a declaration of war. The practice of “declaring war” existed until the first half of the 20th century, but has not been used since World War II, and international law suggests that war can be those conflicts in which either side denies participation.
Orban regularly notes anti-Ukrainian statements in the spirit of Russian propaganda. In particular, he said that the historical opportunity for Ukraine to join NATO had been lost and it was necessary to forget about Kyiv’s entry into the Alliance. He also said that as a result of the war in Ukraine it is not clear what its territory and population are, and also said that the EU should conduct a strategic analysis of how this will affect the union before “serious conversations about the accession” of Ukraine.
One of Orban’s latest statements:
With Ukraine’s accession to the EU, all Central European support will go to them.
Recounting his actions at the summit on December 14-15, when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz invited Orbán to “go out for coffee” so that the leaders of the other 26 countries could decide to begin negotiations with Ukraine on accession to the EU, the Hungarian prime minister said that “Hungary is not can stop 26 countries.”
Orbán said he was already preparing for the next “tough negotiations” at the Feb. 1 summit. He suggested that the European Council “could also decide on a 50 billion euro subsidy intended for Ukraine,” which the Hungarian prime minister blocked at the summit in December.
Orban said that the EU could bypass Hungary’s veto during a re-vote for the allocation of 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
There is no doubt that Hungarian freedom can be circumvented in many areas. The rest have the same opportunity in this area,” Orbán said.
According to Bloomberg, the money is being proposed to be transferred to Ukraine outside the EU budget process.
Source: Racurs
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