BUDAPEST, March 3. /TASS/. The result of a meeting of leaders of a number of European countries in London is dangerous because they decided to continue the conflict in Ukraine and to push the country itself, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
"European leaders decided in London today (on March 2 - TASS) that they want to go on with the war instead of opting for peace. They decided that Ukraine must continue the war. This is bad, dangerous and mistaken. Hungary remains on the side of peace," Orban wrote on his X page.
The Hungarian prime minister was not invited to Sunday's summit in London, where the continuation of military aid to Kiev was discussed. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Hungary would not go there because only supporters of the continuation of hostilities were planning to meet there. According to him, Hungary, on the contrary, supports the negotiations between Russia and the US, which should lead to a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
The meeting in London was attended by the leaders of Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Finland, France, the Czech Republic, Sweden, as well as European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Vladimir Zelensky were also invited to the summit.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said after the meeting that European countries intend to develop plans to ensure military supplies to Ukraine even after the conflict ends. For her part, von der Leyen suggested continuing military aid to Ukraine in order to "turn it into a steel porcupine that is indigestible for potential invaders."