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A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar shell at the front line as the Russian offensive against Ukraine continues, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine November 16, 2022. PHOTO/REUTERS
“Ukraine can only go to war as long as the United States supports it with money and weapons,” Orban said in an interview with the Magyar newspaper Nemzet on Saturday.
“If Americans want peace, there will be peace,” he said.
Since the conflict broke out in Ukraine in late February, Washington has provided Kiev with billions of dollars in military and financial assistance, as well as military intelligence.
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Lethal aid deliveries include state-of-the-art hardware such as HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, M777 howitzers and combat drones.
It was recently announced that the Ukrainian military will also receive the Patriot air defense system.
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House and promised, “We’ll be with you as long as you need.”
Russia has long insisted that a “proxy war” is actually being waged against it in Ukraine by the United States and NATO.
Orban was also asked how he felt about Hungary’s labeling “pro-Russian” in the European Union (EU) for its continued economic cooperation with Russia, criticism of the bloc’s anti-Moscow sanctions and reluctance to send weapons to Kiev.
“We are pro-Hungarian people. We are on the side of the Hungarian people in the Russian-Ukrainian war,” said the Hungarian prime minister.
He explained that Hungary wants Ukraine to remain sovereign and that Russia poses no threat to Europe, but believes that breaking all economic ties with Moscow is against his country’s interests.
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