WorldPosted at: Jun 11 2024 3:05PM


NATO head says will visit Hungary Wednesday to discuss alliance's efforts to help Ukraine

Brussels, June 11 (UNI) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that he will pay a visit to Hungary on June 12 to discuss Budapest's plans to avoid partaking in the alliance's efforts to increase support for Kiev.
In late May, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Hungary intended to make a pact with Stoltenberg or his successor that would ensure that Hungary — while remaining a member of NATO — would be able to skip the alliance's operations in Ukraine. Hungarian lawyers are working on that, he added.
"I look forward to go to Budapest to sit down and discuss the agenda for the NATO Summit [in Washington] that includes support for Ukraine and also how to further strengthen our deterrence and defense, and I will then meet the press tomorrow and I can tell you more about the meeting after I meet Viktor Orban," Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of the Bucharest 9 Summit in Riga.
Please log in to get detailed story.
Tags: #NATO head says will visit Hungary Wednesday to discuss alliance's efforts to help Ukraine
More News

Russia slams EU proposal to use Kremlin's sovereign frozen assets for financing Ukraine, warns of reciprocal retaliation

05 Dec 2025 | 10:47 PM

Moscow/Brussels, Dec 5 (UNI) Russia, issuing a scathing criticism of the EU's proposal to use frozen Russian state assets to finance Ukraine's weapons purchaess, has accused Brussels of robbery, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stating that the bloc's open talks concerning the seizure of Moscow's assets reflected a "criminal" mindset.

see more..

UK-Norway sign comprehensive defence cooperation agreement for hunting Russian subs in North Atlantic

05 Dec 2025 | 9:28 PM

London/Oslo, Dec 5 (UNI) The UK and Norway have unveiled a new defence pact that will see their navies jointly operate a warship fleet to "hunt Russian submarines" in the North Atlantic.

see more..

IMF considering $200 Million emergency aid for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

05 Dec 2025 | 8:07 PM

Washington, Dec 5(UNI) The International Monetary Fund(IMF) said on Friday that it is considering an emergency request from Sri Lanka for about $200 million in rapid financial assistance, as the island nation struggles to recover from the sweeping devastation left by Cyclone Ditwah.

see more..

US Air Force F-16C crashes in California desert; pilot ejects safely

05 Dec 2025 | 7:14 PM

Washington, Dec 5 (UNI) A US Air Force Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed during a training mission in the Southern California desert, with the pilot ejecting safely before the aircraft exploded on impact, the Air Force confirmed.

see more..

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif reviews recs for trade reforms in meeting with federal cabinet

05 Dec 2025 | 6:57 PM

Islamabad, Dec 5 (UNI) Chairing a meeting with the Federal Cabinet in capital city for reviewing recommendations from the sub-working group on Customs duty and wider trade reforms, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that his cabinet was taking measures on priority with an aim to reduce production costs across all industries in a bid to strengthen the country's extremely weak economic fabric and bolster its deteriorating trade competitiveness.

see more..