Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Kossuth radio station that the government is exploring options on how not to participate in NATO operations outside the alliance's territory.
In his opinion, what is happening in Brussels and Washington today is “preparing the mood for a possible direct conflict.” Orban believes that now in Europe “preparations are underway to enter a war.”
“Hungary is opposed to this. There is quite a lot of work going on in the government to determine how we can remain a member of NATO without taking part in a war,” Orban added.
The prime minister said Hungary was not considering withdrawal from the North Atlantic alliance and wanted to “maintain its special position” but intended to reconsider the country's role in NATO.
“Lawyers are doing quite serious work examining how Hungary can be a NATO member and yet not participate in NATO actions outside the alliance's territory. This is something Hungarian diplomacy needs to address,” Orbán concluded.
Separately, the Hungarian prime minister spoke about the “disturbing similarities” between media publications and statements by Western politicians before World Wars I and II and what they are saying now, during a full-scale war in Ukraine. He also expressed confidence that Russia itself was not going to attack the North Atlantic alliance countries.
