The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, said that the war in Ukraine has become a "real threat" of the outbreak of the Third World War due to the military aid provided by Western countries.

This is reported by SkyNews. 

"I am convinced that the threat of a world war is not a literary exaggeration," the publication quotes the statement of the Hungarian Prime Minister.

According to Viktor Orban, the West can draw other countries into the conflict by providing military aid to Ukraine.

The leader of Hungary's right-wing populists called for peace talks, but did not criticize Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

"When European and American leaders say that if things continue like this, it could end in the Third World War, it sounds incredible and exaggerated at first, but where I work and where I see events, this is a real danger at this moment," he said. Hungarian Prime Minister.

As you know, the Hungarian government headed by Orbán refused to provide military aid to Ukraine and does not allow its movement across the borders of its country.

It will be recalled that the Prime Minister of Hungary also stated that the EU countries can start negotiations on sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.

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