Posted on 01/31/2023 7:06:08 AM PST by JonPreston
Austria and Hungary have agreed not to send military assistance to Ukraine, Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at a meeting in Budapest on Jan. 30, cited by Euractiv.
According to the top officials, both countries' position regarding Russia's war against Ukraine is "clear" as they don't provide Ukraine with defense assistance "to prevent a further escalation."
Szalay-Bobrovniczky added that Hungary would only supply humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Jan. 29 that it is important for Ukraine to continue receiving military support from partners at the same pace as Russia seeks to "prolong the war, exhaust our forces."
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They got back together?
Austria and Hungary know a little about how World Wars start.
yes they do.
true
Can The Ottoman Empire be far behind?
Austria is neutral both by treaty and constitution, and Hungary still gets almost all of its energy from Russia. So this is not surprising.
Starting WW III would guarantee Re-election of Brandon.
Good for Austria and Hungary.
It is surprising in that Hungary is the only NATO nation to refuse to join the Zelenskyy Congo Line. More to come, I hope.
In before the usual suspects suggest bombing Austria and Hungary for their “treachery”...
Yup. They will come in like slime on a pond.
“Hungary would only supply humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.”
Oh this ought to be good. The horror! Not even supplying humanitarian aid to THE Ukraine directly.
Hungary knows that the little queer would sell that stuff to make “mo money” for himself and his scummy pals.
Bump!
I think roughly 1760-1845 would be a great period of life.
Which may be why they're tapping the brakes.
The United States, on the other hand, seems to know absolutely nothing about how world wars start...
Austria, Hungary and Poland are the only weapon against the EU going full on socialist.
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