Feb 2, 2023
Neighboring European nations Austria and Hungary have agreed not to send any weapons to Ukraine. Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky inked the agreement during a Jan. 30 meeting in the Hungarian capital Budapest. The defense ministers reiterated their "clear" position against providing Ukraine with war materiel "to prevent a further escalation." Szalay-Bobrovniczky told reporters that the Hungarian government would only supply humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees, adding that Budapest and Vienna would be on the side of peace. "We live in a time of danger," he remarked. "Continuing that close cooperation is of utter importance." Meanwhile, Tanner warned that the greatest danger is the war - which now involves hybrid warfare - could spread to the rest of Europe. "The effects are not only enormously felt in Austria, but also in Hungary. Eventually, the routes run