The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted to the Hungarian minister's statement about a "buffer zone" between Europe and Russia
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The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgiy Tikhyi, stated that if Ukraine did not fight, Hungary would become a "buffer" between Europe and Russia. He emphasized that the security of Ukraine and Hungary is indivisible.
If it weren't for the struggle of Ukrainians, Hungary would become a "buffer". This is how Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi reacted to the statement of a Hungarian official that Hungary considers Ukraine as a "buffer zone" between Europe and Russia, reports UNN correspondent.
... regarding the Hungarian minister, who was again talking about the buffer zone, our security is indivisible. The Hungarian side also needs to understand that our security is also their security, and it will not be possible to guarantee their own security at our expense, it is simply not useful. Ukraine has never been, is not, and will not be any buffer zone
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Ukraine believes that it is beneficial for Hungary and Hungarians themselves that Ukraine is in the European Union.
I can also tell the Hungarian minister, who spoke about the buffer, that if Ukraine, God forbid, refused to fight, then Hungary would become a buffer. I don't think it is in Hungary's interest to become some kind of buffer between someone
In addition, the Foreign Ministry spokesman reminded that Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha held a short meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto in New Delhi.
The ministers agreed to hold a separate bilateral meeting to clarify all the details, nuances, and problems that exist in bilateral relations. We believe that the bilateral track should not be an obstacle to Ukraine's European integration and the process of joining the EU. These bilateral issues should not be brought up to block Ukraine's movement towards the EU," Tykhyi said.
He noted that Ukraine calls for helping, promoting the peace process, and not resorting to provocations and dividing the European Union.
Addition
Hungarian Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Boka stated that Hungary considers Ukraine as a "buffer zone" between Europe and Russia.
During his speech to the European Council, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Europe should develop mechanisms to prevent one EU member state from blocking a decision adopted by an absolute majority. He stressed that this primarily concerns the processes surrounding our country's accession to the European Union.
