The Russian and American ambassadors clashed in Budapest
What do you think about that Hungary beat Sweden a NATO membership blackmails it with parliamentary ratificationthey are asking about the withdrawal of EU subsidies and the procedure according to Article 7 is on the agenda against it – said Jessika Roswall, the Swedish Minister for European Affairs, at the press conference in Brussels at which the priorities of Sweden, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, were presented – writes Euractive. The minister he strongly disputed that the two procedures would be “parallel” to each other.
The Swedish Prime Minister in Finland
Helsinki, October 28, 2022 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (l) and new Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands before their joint press conference in Helsinki on October 28, 2022. MTI/EPA/Compic/Mauri Ratilainen
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according to cooperation with Budapest is progressing welland hopes that it will be successful.
Incidentally, the central theme of the press conference was that the Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, warned against be the prey of the Russian media propaganda, after some high-ranking politicians fell for that “news” from Moscowthat NATO is preparing to install nuclear weapons in the country. In this way, in an effort to share the Swedes’ support for potential Swedish NATO membership.
The Prime Minister stated that in peacetime they will not get nuclear weapons to be installed in Swedish territory, this issue was not on the agenda. The Swedish left opposed the country’s NATO membership from the beginning, but the war that broke out in Ukraine fundamentally changed the position of the Swedish Socdem. Right wing since October leads the country.
In the Russian media Katalin Novák their words are discussedwho, meeting with foreign ambassadors, stated that NATO should not intervene in the conflict in Ukraine – writes a Krasnaya Vesna. According to the head of state, he called on NATO not to interfere in the fight, and that this conflict should also be looked at from a practical side. Novák emphasized that Hungary has always respected the unique decisions of other countries and cultures, and that is why we respect others in return. The last sentence of the article notes that Hungary refuses to supply weapons to Ukraine.
David Pressman American ambassador accredited to Budapest at the ceremony on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the return of the Hungarian crown He called Vladimir Putin a small-minded man who can only lead through fear and intimidation. He said, according to the Daily Beast, that the Russian president is a relic of the past, but that most of the world has tried to transcend it.
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Ambassador-designate David Pressman met with the management of the Hungarian Ecumenical Aid Organization, Goodwill Ambassador Dr. Anikó Lévai, President-Director László Lehel and Communications Director Kristóf Gáncs (photo: US Embassy/Facebook)
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He said that the Ukrainians decided their fate just like the Hungarians at that time, and in this the return was not included the broken, to a fraudulent system that has ruined them for a long time. It seems that the Russians were managed to be put in a position, reports a Daily Beastbecause it is also accredited for Budapest the Russian ambassador called Pressman’s Putin qualifications unacceptable. In doing so, he managed to violate the most basic rules of diplomatic protocol, reported the Russian news agency TASSSZ.
The Russian ambassador questioned Pressman’s professionalism, contrasting him with Henry Kissinger, to whom he recommended a book to his attention. The article mentions that the pro-government Hungarian press is also fond of it, which is not the only reason why the American ambassador often refers to the identity of the positions expressed by the Hungarian official bodies and Putin. The newspaper reached out to the US embassy for comment on the Russian comments, but all they said was that I hope the ambassador’s celebratory speech speaks for itself.
Although on paper the justification says otherwise, but the based on loyalty to the government municipalities receive normative support said Péter Márki-Zay, the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely for Neues Deutschland in a given interview. In vain did Viktor Orbán promise to increase the gas price six times to compensate the local authorities, and in vain did they submit their claim with the necessary justification, the no money came. The liberal conservative politician – as the German newspaper described him – considers it impossible that they made any kind of mistake when submitting their application.
In the necessary saving as a result, they paid attention to the fact that not to reduce the salary of the office workers, but they were forced to reduce the number of employees by 10%. It was a very hard decision, but we had no other choice, says Márki-Zay. due to Covid, the part of the business tax remaining with the municipalities was halved, and the vehicle tax went entirely to the government. That critical leadership with the government received no compensation, proves it also to there is no rule of law in Hungary. The politician, on the other hand, is very confident that the European Union will put pressure on the government by recognizing this problem. I don’t want you to stop sending money to our country, I just want it not to end up in the government’s pocket. This is the only way to eliminate corruption and restore the rule of law – stated Márki-Zay.