Hungary on Thursday declared that Ukraine ‘cannot win’ the ongoing war with Russia going by NATO’s current strategy calling on NATO to rethink it’s present position.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made his opinion public while speaking at a press conference in Vienna, Austria on Friday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York.
Orban told journalists that Ukraine cannot defeat Russia and also warned of dire consequences for the European economy.
‘This war in this form cannot be won,’ Orban said, speaking alongside Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna.
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He said that NATO countries’ strategy of supporting Ukraine with weapons and training ‘has shown until now that it will not lead to success.’
‘Without changing the strategy, there is not going to be peace,’ he said, warning that, without peace in Ukraine, all of the European Union will “be pushed into a war situation.’
‘It is not clear how we can avoid recession in the EU if the war carries on,’ Orban added.
Africa Today News, New York had last week reported that the Ukrainian government had sent out strong warnings to Russia against provocations even as the ongoing war rages on.
This is as the two countries signed a deal with the United Nations and Turkey on Friday to facilitate the export of grain.
The deal signed in Istanbul and mediated by Turkey and the UN would allow 5 million tonnes of grain exports per month from three Ukrainian ports, a senior UN official told CNN.
Ships carrying grains will now be able to navigate through a safe corridor in the Black Sea and then pass through the Bosphorus to reach global markets.
The vessels will be monitored by a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), which will be established immediately in Istanbul and include representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the UN.