PM Orban: Ukraine's NATO Membership Tantamount to War + Video

It’s not good news for member states that Brussels continues to believe in financing the war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Bratislava, where he held talks with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico. PM Orban also addressed the issue of Ukrainian gas transit, stating that Kyiv is no longer in a position to afford its current stance. Ukraine’s NATO membership is not on the agenda and will not be, as it would be tantamount to war, Viktor Orban emphasized.

Viktor Orban held talks with Robert Fico in Bratislava (Photo: MTI/Hungarian PM's Press Office/Zoltan Fischer)

Viktor Orban: Ukrainian NATO membership is not on the agenda

Regarding NATO, the Hungarian PM stated unequivocally that Ukraine’s membership in NATO is currently not on the agenda and will not be for the foreseeable future. Responding to a journalist’s question, he explained that there will never be unanimous agreement on this issue.
He went on to describe discussions around Ukraine’s NATO membership as a 

communications ploy. There's no point in discussing this. The reason behind the Russia–Ukraine war is that the Russians made it clear they are prepared, even at the cost of war and military aggression, to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The question is not whether we want to grant NATO membership to Ukraine but whether we want to go to war with Russia. Ukraine’s NATO membership would mean an immediate, direct, full-scale war with Russia. Hungary does not want this. We will not send soldiers or weapons. Hungary does not consider this our war, and that’s why everything must be done to achieve peace. Ukrainian NATO membership equals war,

Viktor Orban stated.

Cover photo: Viktor Orban held talks with Robert Fico in Bratislava (Photo: MTI/Hungarian PM's Press Office/Zoltan Fischer)