Hungary's allies will advocate for ending military aid for Ukraine in USA

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s allies will hold a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington, DC, to seek an end to US military support for Ukraine.

Source: European Pravda, with reference to The Guardian

Details: Márton Ugrósdy, the Deputy State Secretary for the Prime Minister’s Political Director’s Office, and Attila Demkó, a leading pro-Orbán academic, along with members of the Hungarian embassy in Washington, will begin a two-day event hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank on Monday, 11 December.

The first day includes panels on the war in Ukraine and topics such as Transatlantic Culture Wars. The event is expected to be attended by Kelley Currie, a former ambassador under then president Donald Trump, and Magor Ernyei, the international director of the Centre for Fundamental Rights, the institute that organised the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Hungary.

A Republican source told The Guardian that some of the attendees, including Republican members of Congress, have been invited to join closed-door talks the next day.

"The meeting will take place against a backdrop of tense debate in Washington over Ukraine’s future. Last week the White House warned that, without congressional action, money to buy more weapons and equipment for Kyiv will run out by the end of the year," The Guardian wrote.

A diplomatic source close to the Hungarian embassy told The Guardian: "Orbán is confident that the Ukraine aid will not pass in Congress. That is why he is trying to block assistance from the EU as well."

For reference: The Heritage Foundation is leading Project 2025, a coalition preparing for the next US conservative presidential administration. It has also been a vocal opponent of US assistance to Ukraine.

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