Szijjarto spoke in Minsk in Russian, accusing the EU of encroaching on part of Hungary's sovereignty

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto visited Minsk, where an international conference on Eurasian security was held. There, he spoke in Russian and expressed hope that he would not be condemned for this in Brussels.

This was reported by the Belarusian service of Radio Liberty.

Thus, Szijjarto first began his speech in Russian, but later switched to English. The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry also said that official Budapest is “very concerned about the conflicts,” and that the lack of dialogue in the EU has allegedly led to a “less secure and competitive space.”

In addition, Szijjarto emphasized that Hungary is currently experiencing a threat to its sovereignty: “The key word today is sovereignty. There are certain forces outside our country, there are actors within our state who want us to give up at least part of our sovereignty. But this will never happen.”

At the same time, the Hungarian Foreign Minister stated that the world risks being divided into blocs, and if this happens, this, according to the diplomat, could turn into a disaster for Budapest.

As is known, in September 2017, Hungary sharply criticized the law “On Education” adopted by the Ukrainian parliament. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto stated that Ukraine had stabbed Hungary in the back.

The policy of the official chauvinistic Budapest increasingly resembles a creeping expansion (non-military) of the territory of neighboring Ukraine: illegal issuance of passports, buying the loyalty of the residents of Transcarpathia, creating a language ghetto, as well as an attempt to gain control over critical infrastructure facilities on Ukrainian territory.

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Let us also recall that the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, co-chairman of the European Council of External Relations Carl Bildt believes that Hungarian politicians are playing a dirty game against Ukraine.

"The Hungarians have taken to playing dirty domestic politics, as they did several years ago with Slovakia. They are doing the same with Romania. This is nothing more than dirty nationalist politics that Hungary is playing," the politician said.

Without taking into account the historical dimension of the struggle for the establishment and development of the Ukrainian language, criticizing Ukraine for its language policy is incorrect, says Grigory Mesezhnikov, President of the Institute of Public Problems (Bratislava).

According to Ukrainian writer Konstantin Koverznev, the ancestors of many of the modern Hungarians in Transcarpathia are assimilated Rusyn-Ukrainians.

Earlier it became known that the Hungarian government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is spreading fake news about the EU's migration policy based on a “crazy conspiracy theory.” This was stated in Brussels by Margaritis Schinas, the official representative of the European Commission.

Earlier, the chauvinist Szijjarto also stated that Ukraine should allegedly grant representatives of the Hungarian minority the right to use their language in all areas, including public administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted the moral degeneration of Prime Minister Viktor Orban: “We didn't ask for anything special from official Budapest. We didn't even get what everyone else is doing. They are doing it for the sake of peace. “We did not receive the vital transit of defense aid. We did not see moral leadership, we did not see any effort to stop this war.”

Prepared by: Nina Petrovich