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Hungary and US NATO envoy discuss Europe and defence spending

The meeting took place in Budapest on October 14.

Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi and US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker discussed Europe’s situation, the alliance’s priorities and raising defence spending to 5%.

Source: Ministry of Defence of Hungary

Hungarian and US officials seated at a table during a meeting in Budapest
Hungarian and US officials meet in Budapest to discuss NATO and defence. Illustrative photo. Photo: Kalabaha1969 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Hungarian Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi met US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker in Budapest on October 14. They discussed Europe’s situation, NATO’s main priorities and Hungary’s intentions within the alliance.

Minister István Kapitány also took part in the meeting, Ruszin-Szendi said. The talks covered steps to restart Hungary’s economy and how to raise defence spending to 5%.

The participants exchanged views on Europe’s future, relations between the United States and Europe, and ties among the US, Russia and NATO.

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Ruszin-Szendi described the discussion as open and necessary, saying that exchanges of this kind were needed in the current situation.

Translated from Hungarian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Defence of Hungary

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