Flag of Hungary . Archival photoMOSCOW, 24 May. The Prime Minister of Hungary announced the introduction of a state of emergency in the country due to the situation in Ukraine.
"The government is exercising its right, in accordance with the constitution, to declare a military state of emergency from midnight today. Like the state of emergency introduced during the epidemic (coronavirus), this will allow the government to immediately respond and protect Hungary and Hungarian families with all possible means", he said in a video message posted on Facebook *.
The head of government noted, that the situation in Ukraine «endangers the physical security, energy supply and financial security of the economy and families» of Hungary. The first decisions of the country's cabinet of ministers will be announced tomorrow, Orban added. jpg» />Orban refused to discuss the oil embargo from Russia at the summit of EU leadersEarlier, the Prime Minister has repeatedly criticized the position and actions of the West on the Ukrainian issue. He also considers anti-Russian sanctions to be ineffective and threatening to Hungary. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army strikes only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. By the end of March, she managed to «significantly reduce the combat potential of Ukraine.» The defense ministry called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.* The activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist. cede Ukraine to Russia