BUDAPEST, March 22. /TASS/. A number of Western countries continue to discuss the "unthinkable" possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, which could trigger a third world war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

According to the Hungarian leader, initially it was just ammunition that was being provided to Ukraine, then came tanks, and, now, the deployment of ground troops is under consideration. "What seemed absurd and unthinkable just two months ago has now become a reality; this is what they call the spiral of war," Orban noted. He warned that "if a NATO country enters into military operations against Russia, it will mean the start of World War III."

The Hungarian premier emphasized that he viewed the idea of Western troop deployments to Ukraine as a shocking one; however, Brussels was still being guided by "the logic of war." "I feel like I have arrived in another galaxy," Orban confessed in a Kossuth radio program being broadcast from the Belgian capital, where an EU summit is now underway.

He highlighted the need to stop "the military spiral" from continuing to spin out of control and to stop the conflict in Ukraine from escalating. "Hungary is not at war with Russia," Orban stressed. "One way or another, we must make a turn. Fortunately, our government maintains a sober position and we are talking about a ceasefire and peace talks," the Hungarian prime minister emphasized.