Hungarian Prime Minister Orban draws attention to Ukraine: 'NATO is getting closer to war every week'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke to Hungarian radio while NATO Foreign Ministers were meeting in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, for an informal meeting. Addressing the Russia-Ukraine War in his remarks, Orban said that NATO's plans to become more involved in the Ukraine war are more like a firefighter trying to put out a fire with a flamethrower. The Hungarian Prime Minister stated that NATO is getting closer to war every week. Orban said, "The idea of sending French military instructors to Ukraine and allowing the Ukrainian army to use Western-supplied weapons to strike Russian targets is worrying and brings NATO closer to war every week."

"INSTEAD OF NATO PROTECTING US..."

Stating that NATO's mission in Ukraine carries the risk of a world war instead of protecting the alliance's member countries, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said, "It is absurd for NATO to drag us into a world war instead of protecting us. This is as absurd as a firefighter deciding to come and put out a fire with a flamethrower."

CALL FROM ZELENSKYY

Orban, who has been improving his relations with Moscow, has been at odds with Western countries over support for Ukraine since Russia launched its war on Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the easing of restrictions on the use of weapons provided to them, while Western countries have been divided in recent weeks over whether to allow Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated in a speech yesterday that it was time to review some of the restrictions placed on the use of weapons provided to Ukraine by NATO member countries.

In a statement made by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier this month, it was noted that the country, a NATO member, would not be part of the alliance's long-term aid plan for Ukraine, which it described as a "crazy mission."

The European Union's Foreign Affairs Council had called on Monday for an end to the blocking of a multi-billion euro military aid package for Ukraine.