“Sometimes we are uncomfortable friends, but if we need help, we don't run away,” said Katalina Novak.
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Novak named 10 points in support of Ukraine:
- We condemn Putin's aggression, the armed attack on a sovereign state.
- We will forever say no to all efforts to rebuild the Soviet Union.
- We Hungarians want peace here and in neighboring countries. We want peace, not war.
- We demand an investigation and punishment for war crimes.
- We are not neutral, we are on the side of innocent victims and truth. We are fulfilling our commitments within the EU and NATO.
- We are by no means ready to relinquish our sovereignty, for which we have fought many times, and we are constantly developing our defense forces.
- We support Ukraine's accession to the EU.
- We are ready sacrifice for the sake of peace and will not hinder the sacrifice of our allies, but we will not agree to decisions that require too much sacrifice from the Hungarians.
- We are happy to be mediators between the parties to the war.
- We are like Earlier, we insisted on ensuring the rights of Hungarians living in Ukraine.
Novak, 44, became Hungary's first female president and the youngest president in the EU. She replaced Janos Ader, who resigned after his second term.
Novak previously served as deputy leader of the Fidesz political party. “Victor Orban and was the Minister of Family Affairs: was responsible for the program of economic support of the middle class, including tax cuts, subsidies and housing loans.
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Recall that Hungary is actively opposed to the embargo on oil from Russia . Yesterday, Foreign Minister Peter Siyyarto said he was ready to discuss the organization of alternative oil supply routes if they were paid 700-750 million euros in “compensation”.
Hungary has been obstructing the process for more than a year European integration of Ukraine . Read about this and Ukraine's chances of gaining the status of a candidate for EU membership this summer in an interview Volodymyr Kravchenko with Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanyshyna “ The decision to grant Ukraine candidate status is the best EU investment in the stability of the region ” .
