Budapest will not participate in NATO's long-term plan to support Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on May 8, calling it a "crazy mission," according to Reuters.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg proposed in April to create a $100 billion five-year fund to aid Ukraine in order to get the allied countries more involved in providing Kyiv with weapons.According to the plan, NATO would also reportedly take over some operational duties of the U.S.
-led Ukraine Contact Defense Group, which coordinates weapons deliveries from about 50 countries to Kyiv."Hungary will stay out of NATO's crazy mission despite all the pressure," Szijjarto said at an event in London, reiterating the Hungarian government's position. Subscribe to Ukraine Daily newsletter News from Ukraine in your inbox
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