The presence of European and U.S. troops in Ukraine, the anticipation of which was repeated by French president Emmanuel Macron, would mean crossing red lines said Hungarian Minister for abroad Affairs and abroad economical Relations Péter Szijjártó.
"If European or American soldiers are in Ukraine, it will mean that we have crossed the red line designated by NATO. We have decided that we must do everything possible to avoid a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia. If a NATO associate State sends troops to Ukraine, it will mean a direct confrontation with Russia, which means planet War III," said Shijjártó in the French tv channel LCI.
Therefore, Budapest considers Macron's words to be “dangerous”, said the minister. He warned that the conflict would escalate erstwhile NATO troops were dispatched and stressed that Hungary, as a neighbouring country with Ukraine, was not curious in escalation.
According to the Hungarian Minister for abroad Affairs, "instead of reasoning about fresh arms supplies, sending military personnel or atomic weapons", it is essential to "announce ceasefires and start peace talks".
Szijjártó called on European leaders to work for peace alternatively of looking for ways to engage in conflict.
“Our position is that this is not our war, this is not European war. Europe has not been attacked. This conflict between 2 countries and its escalation is highly dangerous," he said.
At the same time, he said that all peace initiatives should be implemented "with the participation of all stakeholders".
Mr Szijártó besides pointed out the request to keep contacts with the Russian authorities.
"We are convinced that if we cut the channels of communication with Russia, we will lose the chance to accomplish peace and a better future for the region. It is clear to us that channels of communication must stay open and must be open to the rulers in Russia," he said.
Earlier, French president Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with Economist that it does not exclude the anticipation of sending troops to Ukraine if Russia breaks the front line and a request from Kiev appears. He said that "many countries" agree with France's approach to the possible deployment of troops.
We remind you that Moscow has repeatedly indicated that it is ready to talk, but Kiev has imposed a legal ban on it. The West ignores Kiev's continued refusal to dialogue. Earlier, the Kremlin said that there are no preconditions for the situation in Ukraine to go in a peaceful direction now, an absolute precedence for Russia is to accomplish the objectives of the peculiar operation, at the minute it is only possible by military means. According to the Kremlin, the situation in Ukraine can go on a peaceful course if the actual situation and fresh realities are taken into account, all Moscow demands are well known.
Russian Ambassador to Bern Sergey Garmonin said earlier that Russia would not take part in any format in a conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, whose aim is to place Moscow ultimatum. He added that the conference would turn into a noisy but empty PR action. Russian president Dmitry Pieskov had previously said that the process of negotiating Ukraine without Russia's participation makes no sense.
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