US EditionBudapest blasts conscription in Ukraine, backs Hungarian suspected of smuggling draft evaders
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Hungary accuses EU of obstructing peace, denounces conscription
He stated that Ukrainians are “desperately trying to flee” to avoid forced conscription, after offering consular assistance to a Hungarian citizen detained for helping five Ukrainians escape. The Europeans traveled to Washington to prolong the war and, unfortunately, they succeeded, Szijjártó accused, arguing that the conflict would have already ended without this interference. The Hungarian Foreign Minister described an “open hunt” for men in U…
Following the death of a 41-year-old Hungarian man from Transcarpathia during forced conscription, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that the country would immediately deport any Ukrainian who participated in forced conscription.
Budapest blasts conscription in Ukraine, backs Hungarian suspected of smuggling draft evaders
The Hungarian government said on Feb. 8 that it is providing consular protection to its citizen detained by Ukraine over allegedly trying to help five Ukrainian draft-age men illegally cross the border.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Sijjarto said he supported the illegal transfer of Ukrainian men across the border, criticizing the mobilization in Ukraine.
According to Szijjártó, the Consulate General in Beregszás is assisting the arrested Hungarian man.
Ukrainian people do not want to die on the front, yet violent conscription operations are taking place in Ukraine every day, stated Péter Szijjártó, who said that as the fourth anniversary of the war approaches, more and more people are trying to escape conscription.
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