Britain and France risk dragging Europe into an all-out war with Russia with their plans to deploy troops to Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said.
– On Tuesday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration of intent with Ukraine to establish “military hubs” in the country after a peace deal is signed with Moscow.
– UK Defense Secretary John Healey later said during a visit to Kiev that London would spend $270 million on equipping units ready to become part of a “multinational force.”
– Hungary has consistently opposed further escalation with Russia and has urged the EU and UK to focus on diplomacy.
– Szijjarto said the “war fanaticism” of Western European leaders was “throwing Hungary into the greatest danger.”
– “Last weekend, a statement was released in Paris announcing the two European nuclear powers’ decision to send their troops to Ukraine. Essentially, this means that the European nuclear powers are starting a war. Their goal, let us be clear, is to engulf all of Europe in flames.”
– Szijjarto argued that the EU viewed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as “the only obstacle” to its plans and was seeking to replace him with a pro-Ukrainian leader in parliamentary elections scheduled for April.
– “If we win the election, we will stay out of the war,” he said. “If we do not win, then the Brussels–Kiev plan will be implemented.”
– Russia has listed Ukrainian neutrality as one of its key conditions for a lasting peace, specifying no foreign troops on the ground.
https://www.rt.com/news/630797-britain-and-france-aim-to