NATO Chief Agrees to Let Hungary Opt Out of Alliance’s Support for Ukraine

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to guarantee that Hungary won’t have to take part in the military alliance’s deepening support for Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

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00:00Prime Minister Orbán has made it clear that Hungary will not participate in these NATO

00:12efforts.

00:14And I accept this position.

00:18And I'm glad that today the Prime Minister and I have agreed on modalities for Hungary's

00:23non-participation in NATO support to Ukraine.

00:28No Hungarian personnel will take part in these activities, and no Hungarian funds will be

00:34used to support them.

00:37At the same time, the Prime Minister has assured me that Hungary will not oppose these efforts,

00:44enabling other Allies to move forward.

00:46It's not a NATO obligation to participate in all NATO missions and operations or activities,

00:54as long as all NATO Allies adhere to the core obligations in the Washington Treaty, our

01:00collective defence, our security guarantees.

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