War, Inflation Make 2023 ‘Most Dangerous Year’

(known to Hungarians as Beregszász), Transcarpathia, from which donations went to every region of the country.

Commitment Reaffirmed

Since Hungary lacks the means to end the war outright, which Orbán said would be most desirable, he argued the best way to protect the country is to stay out of the war. However, the PM claimed this would be difficult, given Hungary’s membership in NATO and the European Union, both of which he said are intent on remaining belligerent. Despite its commitments to these supranational bodies, which unconditionally support Ukraine’s war effort, Orbán insisted that the conflict is not Hungary’s but rather “between the troops of two Slavic countries.”

But within this context, Orbán acknowledged “Ukraine’s right to self-defense, to fight against external aggression,” which Russia instigated with the invasion it launched one year ago today. Although the Prime Minister reiterated that Hungary would not deliver weapons to its beleaguered neighbor, it had supported Ukraine “with the largest humanitarian aid operation in our country’s history.”

In addition to Hungary taking in over one million refugees from Ukraine, the Hungarian Interchurch Aid organization has delivered more than HUF 6 billion worth of aid to the country over the past year, according to László Lehel, the president and director of the organization. At a roundtable discussion on February 21, organized to mark the upcoming one-year anniversary of