Hungarian Foreign Ministry spokesman Máté Paczolay rejected claims made by RIA Novosti that Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó blamed NATO for the Ukraine conflict. Szijjártó suggested that a dialogue with Russia in 2021 could have prevented the current situation, but Paczolay clarified that Szijjártó was not specifically addressing Russian security guarantees. Opposition figures, including Márton Tompos and Ferenc Gyurcsány, criticized Szijjártó, accusing him of serving Russian interests and endangering Hungary's NATO membership. Teljes cikk (Telex.hu)