Hungarian PM urges Biden administration to end military support for Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that the outgoing Biden administration should complete its military aid to Ukraine in the remaining days before Donald Trump assumes the US presidency.

He noted that debates continue in the US about the future direction of policy regarding the conflict in Ukraine, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media. 

"It’s not my place to judge, but there’s a peculiarity in their constitutional system: the president is elected in November, but will take office on January 20, 2025. What happens between these two dates usually doesn’t concern many people. However, the current US administration belongs to the party of war, while the election winner [Donald Trump] belongs to the party of peace, and that’s where the questions arise," the prime minister noted.

Orban believes it would be fair and just for the outgoing Biden administration to end military support for Ukraine during the transition period.

"They should no longer escalate their military actions or demonstrate a commitment to them. Instead, they should give the new president, who advocates peace, the chance to implement his agenda as calmly as possible," the Hungarian prime minister added.

He has previously stated several times that he associates the hope for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine with Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.

Canada, a strong supporter of Kyiv on the international stage, also announced the donation of 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine, along with 1,300 warheads. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has committed C$4.5 billion in military aid. Since the beginning of 2022, Canada has committed $4.5 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. This funding will allow Canada to deliver military assistance to Ukraine through to 2029. Germany is the second-biggest arms supplier to Ukraine after the US. 

To date, it has allocated approximately 28 billion euros ($30 billion) for military support and committed to future expenditures. According to the 2025 budget agreement, Germany will provide 4 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in military support to Ukraine, which is half of what was allocated in 2024. Russian authorities have repeatedly asserted that the influx of weapons to Ukraine will not diminish Russia's resolve or change the course of the special military operation.

By Naila Huseynova