Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó have strongly condemned proposals for a mandatory European military conscription. Orban described the idea as 'insane' during an interview with the Patrióta YouTube channel on May 26 and criticized Europe's involvement in the Ukraine conflict without considering the costs. Szijjártó emphasized that Hungary opposes decisions on conscription being made by Brussels or Germany, and declared that Hungary will not support the 14th packet of EU sanctions against Russia. He also warned against sending Central European and Hungarian youths to fight in Ukraine, labeling such proposals as 'unacceptable.' Both leaders expressed concerns over discussions involving tactical nuclear weapons and the deployment of defense alliance troops outside their territories. The proposal for conscription was attributed to European People's Party President Manfred Weber.
Compulsory draft: Are EU's 27 states ready to send their youth to war? "The idea of a compulsory European army is insane," Hungarian PM Viktor Orban told the Patrióta YouTube channel on May 26, commenting on European People's Party (EPP) President Manfred Weber's proposal to… https://t.co/BKULpbTlfo
Hungary’s foreign minister warns of an EU-wide draft that could force European youth to serve in Ukraine. “Hands off Central Europeans, hands off Hungarian youth, we will not allow Hungarian youth to be involved in the war, because this is not our war.” https://t.co/HPssgD1sFM
European politicians’ ideas on Ukraine are wild and crazy - Hungarian FM “Ever crazier and wilder ideas are coming to light from European politicians: sending soldiers to Ukraine, shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine, nuclear war, European conscripts, what else is… https://t.co/UTwioIC2FW
Hold on! What proposal is Hungary opposing? Who has proposed “mandatory European military conscription”? Did all the major European news outlets miss this completely - or are you making up stuff? https://t.co/6h9QkGdlmc
🚫 FM Péter Szijjártó condemned proposals for mandatory European military conscription as "unacceptable" and declared that the government would adamantly oppose sending Central European and Hungarian youths to fight in Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels, he criticized the increase in… https://t.co/XMuBju6Oui
🇭🇺🇺🇦⚡ Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó: “It is clear that Ukrainians are fleeing the country because they do not want to go to the front and face certain death.” https://t.co/812Cu3mNuS
🇭🇺🇷🇺🇪🇺⚡ Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó: “Hungary will not support the 14th packet of EU sanctions against Russia.” https://t.co/391qPvH6am
🇭🇺🇺🇦 "It is clear that Ukrainians are fleeing the country because they do not want to go to the front and face certain death" -- Péter Szijjártó, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry https://t.co/3oPuqJgiGQ
🇭🇺 Orban: The "NATO mission in Ukraine" makes my hair stand on end Talks about tactical nuclear weapons, depleted uranium ammunition, world war and sending troops of defense alliances outside its territory are frightening, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. "The… https://t.co/oCck1rUfL3
Budapest is against having decisions on the service of Hungarian citizens made "in Brussels or Germany," Hungarian PM Viktor Orban emphasized. "We don't want anyone else to be able to make decisions about conscription and sending our young men of draft age anywhere. We have to… https://t.co/VeYh6IMOoO
The idea of returning universal military conscription to the EU is insane, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said. Orban added that he has not seen greater irresponsibility than from Europe, which is getting involved in the conflict in Ukraine without calculating what it will cost. https://t.co/Gsf6uiYYpH