US Blocks Arms Sale To Hungary For Stalling Sweden’s Bid To Join NATO

GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden’s NATO bid © Julia Nikhinson/Reuters  

Washington Post: GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden’s NATO bid 

Sen. James E. Risch, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, is halting a $735 million U.S. arms sale to Hungary as punishment for the country’s refusal to approve NATO membership for Sweden, a rare move aimed at pressuring Budapest into greenlighting the military alliance’s expansion ahead of a major summit next month. 

In a statement to The Washington Post, Risch (Idaho) said Hungary must allow Sweden into NATO if it wants the arms package, which includes 24 HIMARS rocket launcher batteries, and more than 100 rockets and pods along with associated parts and support. 

The decision to slam the brakes on new arms sales to Budapest demonstrates the growing anger toward Hungary by NATO backers like Risch, who rarely holds up arms sales to countries in any part of the world.  

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WNU Editor: Threatening fellow members while not listening to their concerns is just another sign on how fragile the NATO alliance has become. 

US Blocks Arms Sale To Hungary For Stalling Sweden’s Bid To Join NATO

U.S. senator blocks arms sales to Hungary over blocking Sweden's NATO bid -- Reuters

Hungary–US arms deal halted as Orban blocks Sweden's NATO membership -- Euronews  

US senator blocks arms sales to Hungary over blocking Sweden’s NATO bid -- Euractiv

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Says The U.S. Cannot Push Hungary Into War On The Side Of Ukraine

 

REMIX: PM Orbán says the US cannot push Hungary into war – the rest of Europe would be wise to follow his policy 

Constant attacks of the Hungarian government from U.S. Democrats do little to differentiate the U.S. from the bullying superpowers it seeks to distance itself from 

The relentless criticism by the Biden administration towards the incumbent Hungarian government is entirely disproportionate and unjustified, and does little to separate the current U.S. regime from the malign superpowers it seeks to distance itself from. Hungary’s leader recognizes this and is putting his own country’s interests ahead of those of the United States, a stance that Europe would be wise to follow. 

Despite pressure from the U.S., Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said his country cannot be pushed into joining the war on the side of Ukraine.  

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WNU Editor: Relations between the current U.S. and Hungarian administrations have certainly deteriorated .... Hungary's prime minister called U.S. a main adversary, leaked documents say (NBC).