Ungarn vil ikke ha Sverige og Finland inn i NATO på grunn av kritikk - Stars & Stripes

Hungary: Criticism makes it hard to cooperate with West

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MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN

ASSOCIATED PRESS • March 25, 2023

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Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, is interviewed by The Associated Press, Friday, March 24, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. Szijjarto said Friday that his country has not voted on whether to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO because Hungarian lawmakers are sick of those countries’ critiques of Hungarian domestic affairs. (John Minchillo/AP)

UNITED NATIONS — The West's steady criticism of Hungary on democratic and cultural issues makes the small European country's right-wing government reluctant to offer support on practical matters, specifically NATO's buildup against Russia, Hungary's foreign minister said.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó also said Friday that his country has not voted on whether to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO because Hungarian lawmakers are sick of those countries' critiques of Hungarian domestic affairs.