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NATO and EU states already parties to Ukraine conflict – top Hungarian MP

RT | March 5, 2023

Massive deliveries of military aid to Ukraine have made multiple NATO and EU nations parties to the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev, according to Laszlo Kover, the speaker of Hungary’s National Assembly.

Speaking to Hir TV late on Friday, Kover said certain members of the two blocs are already participants in the conflict, despite not “yet” actually engaging in the fighting themselves. He did not identify the countries to which he was referring.

“Members of NATO and the EU have already sent almost $60 billion worth of lethal military equipment to Ukraine, one of the warring parties. This means that individual countries – members of the European Union and NATO – are participants of this war, although not yet fighting,” he said.

The speaker also shared his opinion on the potential accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.

While the move has already been approved by the vast majority of member states in the US-led military alliance, it has been opposed by Hungary and Türkiye. Budapest is expected to dispatch a delegation to the two Nordic nations shortly in an effort to resolve differences regarding the accession bid, Kover noted.

Both Finland and Sweden have caused “damage” to Hungary, repeatedly making hostile moves against Budapest within the EU, he continued.

“They cause specific, measurable damage to Hungary’s national interests. These people are putting pressure on the European institutions so that they do not allocate the EU funds due to Hungary. This is about specific damage, not just that our souls are sensitive,” Kover explained.

He also claimed that their potential accession to NATO would not increase the “sense of security” within the bloc, but rather yield the opposite result, greatly extending the alliance’s border with Russia.

Earlier this week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for the creation of a “European NATO,” arguing that America’s desire for the further expansion of its influence has led to the current tensions between the West and Russia. The EU needs to create a military bloc of its own to become free of American influence and stop doing Washington’s bidding, Orban suggested.

Hungary has repeatedly called for peace since the outbreak of conflict between Moscow and Kiev, criticizing both the Western sanctions imposed on Russia and the continuous flow of arms to Ukraine. Budapest has also been the only NATO nation to voice support for China’s recently unveiled peace plan for Ukraine.

March 5, 2023 - Posted by | Militarism | , , , ,

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  1. “Members of NATO and the EU have already sent almost $60 billion worth of lethal military equipment to Ukraine, one of the warring parties. This means that individual countries – members of the European Union and NATO – are participants of this war, although not yet fighting,”

    Given that Mr Putin warned that he would never allow Ukraine to join NATO, which would allow NATO to plant Nuclear Weapons so close to Moscow, and European nations, and others, are pouring conventional weapons into Ukraine, they will only have themselves to blame if and when “The ‘Sheet’ REALLY hits the fan”.

    Europeans, above anyone else, should realise it will be THEM who suffer the consequences of ALL OUT WAR with Russia.

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    Comment by Australia | March 5, 2023 | Reply

    • History does repeat.

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      Comment by aletho | March 5, 2023 | Reply

    • Quote, “Europeans, above anyone else, should realise it will be THEM who suffer the consequences of ALL OUT WAR with Russia.” Unquote. This is the bit Idon’t understand. Surely these European Idiots are fully aware, they themselves will become the sacraficial lambs to the slaughter, whilst the U.S. sits safe and comfy back home ???? How can they simply sit back and allow their countries to be totally destroyed, (ala Ukraine ) just so the Americans can get richer ???? Where is the sense in that ??

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      Comment by itchyvet | March 5, 2023 | Reply

      • The Europeans are sure that Americans will come fight Russia, seemingly east of wherever they happen to be.

        Americans, on the other hand, believe that the war will be contained an ocean away and they can just donate some obsolete weapons or, at the worst, hire some Pakistanis or Colombians to go fight.

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        Comment by aletho | March 5, 2023 | Reply

        • The Europeans need to do a little homework on the situation of the U.S. miltary, which is a shadow of it’s former self, and incapable of fulfilling any agreement they have ever made with the Europeans. There’s tonnes and tonnes of reports, articles, even Congress reports, and from the Pentagon as well, spelling this out for the simplest mind to understand. There’s only ONE way the U.S. can assist these morons, and that is to DESTROY their cities and county with Nuclear war. In which NO ONE WINS.

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          Comment by itchyvet | March 5, 2023 | Reply


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