NATO-Russia clash may trigger world war: Hungary FM

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó warned North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries against engaging in direct conflict with Russia after meeting the bloc's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday. Hungary has reiterated its position since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

"According to the current arrangement, NATO is not involved in a war in our vicinity. That's how it is now. A direct conflict between NATO and Russia would lead to another world war," wrote Szijjártó on his Facebook post.

On Monday, Szijjártó repeated this position at the meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union in Brussels. He further added that Hungary refused to participate in the joint financing of the supply of ammunition to the Ukrainian army. At the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, only two nations opposed sending arms to Kiev, including Austria and Hungary. Both of these nations were of the opinion that the conflict should only be resolved through peaceful means.

It must be known that Facebook has been banned in Russia by the Kremlin because it is owned by Meta Corporation and is labeled as extremist by the Russian authorities. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced massive financial aid worth 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine.

Ursula announced this via a tweet that read: "Today we paid out another 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine. Our support helps keep Ukraine running while defending itself. And it puts Ukraine firmly on the EU path by supporting reforms – for example, good governance and financial stability. We are writing the future of Ukraine together."

Earlier in the day, Ursula von der Leyen posted another tweet praising the courage of Ukrainian soldiers and announcing the delivery of 1 million rounds of ammunition for the next year. "Ukrainian soldiers show great courage and tenacity. But they need ammunition. I welcome today's agreement to deliver 1 million rounds over the next 12 months. We will work with member states to increase defense industry production,” she wrote on Twitter.