Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced that Hungary will not participate in the training of the Ukrainian military as part of the EU initiative.
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“Today it was decided that the EU will start a training mission, that is, representatives of the EU countries will train the military of the Ukrainian army. I would like to state that Hungary did not vote for this initiative. <…> We will not take part in this mission” – said the head of the Foreign Ministry.
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He explained that Hungary is the only EU country that has taken such a position, since it does not support steps leading to an escalation of the conflict, but, on the contrary, favors the early start of peace negotiations.
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On October 17, the Council of the EU, in response to a request from Ukraine, approved the deployment of a training mission for the Ukrainian military. It is noted that it “will provide individual, collective and specialized training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the territorial defense forces.”
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The mission can start operating as early as mid-November, it is designed to train up to 15,000 military personnel. More than 106 million euros are allocated for two years of work.
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It is assumed that training camps will be deployed in Poland and Germany, the operational headquarters will be located in Brussels.
