The Ukrainian ambassador likened the fact that Hungary did not want to give up Russian gas supplies to trade with the Nazis
“I am convinced that every Hungarian would say that he would rather pay a little more for gas than pay for his own life, the endless suffering of his compatriots,” Ljubov Nepop said, saying that what Hungarians want.
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Budapest is active again in the field of public speaking – now after the Index he gave an interview to the Józsefváros Newspaper Ljubov Nepop.
They need help until they win
The ambassador said in a conversation: “Russia is not only at war with our country, but is also purposefully killing civilians, destroying settlements and infrastructure.”.
“Mariupol was a beautiful city with a population of about half a million in southern Ukraine, 90 percent of which was destroyed by the Russian military. People have been struggling for weeks in cellars, among the ruins, many of whom have died due to lack of food and water.”He added, reiterating that“ during one month of the war, some 11-12 million Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes and became internal forced migrants in other counties of Ukraine. And more than 3 million people have left Ukraine. Some of them fled to Hungary before the war. ”
In this regard, Nepop said that he could work together and help to
what the Hungarian people attest to the Ukrainian refugees visiting Hungary.
“Hungarians receive them generously, it is not uncommon for them to receive refugees into their homes, receive them, take care of their care, organize their lives here, help them travel further, provide the necessary clothing and, in addition, provide moral support. Hungarians collect donations and send them to Ukraine, which is also a huge help. ” Said the ambassador, who stated that they needed help in the meantime, “until we defeat the enemy”.
Thanks so far, but that’s not enough
Asked what to expect from the Hungarian government, Nepop first thanked for what he had done so far, but quickly added again: you can’t stop here. “We expect the same from all our partners, without exception: a strong condemnation of Russia’s aggression and assistance in stopping it”Settings off. “Our requests include additional tough sanctions against Russia, which includes energy sources. We are in great need of airspace locks and weapons, as well as additional technical assistance: if they cannot provide weapons, protective equipment, helmets, bulletproof vests, anything that can protect the lives of our soldiers and thus the lives of civilians.Nepop said.
“We are not asking for soldiers, we are not asking them to fight for us, but we are asking you to provide us with everything that will help us win and thus let the Kremlin pay off its threats and go further against its NATO members. We also expect further support for our accelerated accession to the European Union“Nepop expressed his expectations more specifically, then added:”we are much more interested in you not to have our war become your war either, because that means that Russia has destroyed Ukraine”.
Nepop also reiterated the Ukrainian narrative of “what protects democracy and, with it, the security of Europe by preventing the Russian army from pushing”.
He says “the Hungarian people will support the government’s actions in support of Ukraine”, although recent research shows that the majority of Hungarians do not want to get involved in the conflict.
On a separate question from the Eighth District newspaper, Nepop said that he had visited Gábor Iványi again, and to the depths of his soul he was touched by the will to help, empathy and openness, love and human warmth he had seen and experienced.
“Hungarian people have always been close to my heart. In situations like this, I always find myself falling in love with Hungarians over and over again. ” said the ambassador about the visit to the Budapest headquarters of the Hungarian Evangelical Brotherhood and the Protection Charity Association, saying that it is natural and normal for someone not to get involved in war, but in the case of Russia this is absolutely no guarantee that he will not be involved in the war.
“Nor did the Ukrainians believe that Russia could attack us. Even after 8 years of hybrid warfare, it was very difficult to imagine a complete invasion. In the same way, now Hungary does not believe that Russia can attack a NATO member state, even though the Kremlin speaks openly about it.Nepop argued.
What do Hungarians want?
“I ask, the good thing is that we are now giving weapons to the Ukrainian soldiers so that it can stop the Russian army, we are imposing harsh sanctions on Russia so that it has no money to buy this war, or that we are doing nothing but are we waiting and hoping that the Ukrainians will establish the Russians and they will not reach the Hungarian border?”The ambassador continued
is convinced thatthe Hungarians would absolutely choose to be willing to sacrifice for their own security and for the defense of democracy ”.
“I am convinced that every Hungarian would say that he would rather pay a little more for gas than to pay for his own or his son’s, brother’s, husband’s life, the endless suffering of his compatriots, and the country’s ruin. Let’s be honest with yourself, and then the decision will surely be “- he added. “Believe me, it’s worth the sacrifice. Believe in the man who has been watching for a month now the way his country and his people are going through a horror in the 21st century that was exemplified in Europe only during the Second World War. Even then, there were those who wanted to prove Hitler and were willing to trade with the Nazis. We all know how this ended. We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past” – thus concluded the interview with the Ukrainian ambassador.
Opening picture: MTI / Rosta Tibor