Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday (26 January) he would “not negotiate” with Hungary over Sweden’s NATO bid despite Budapest now the sole holdout after Turkey’s ratification.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this week invited Kristersson to Budapest to discuss the issue “at your earliest convenience”, an invitation Kristersson on Thursday accepted.

“I’m happy to go to Budapest … We have a lot to talk about … but we’re not negotiating the NATO membership, there are no negotiations on this,” Kristersson told Swedish television TV4.

“But we could talk about how we will best cooperate in NATO,” he said.

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström on Tuesday said there was “no reason to negotiate” with Hungary.

  • @Altofaltception
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    5410 months ago

    Reminder that Victor Orban is a right wing piece of shit.

    • @mumblerfish
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      1310 months ago

      The swedish PM is right wing piece of shit backed by a party which has Victor Orban’s Hungary as an inspiration.

  • @[email protected]
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    1910 months ago

    There will be no negotiations because Hungary has no demands. Hungary is so insignificant that there is nothing Sweden can do for them.

    • Rikudou_Sage
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      610 months ago

      Hungary is so insignificant

      Hungary is (sadly) part of EU, which means some EU decisions need their support as well.

  • @ghostdoggtv
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    10 months ago

    /gkick Hungary

    /ginvite Sweden

    /ginvite Hungary

    /ignore Hungary

  • AlteredStateBlob
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    1010 months ago

    Just give Orban a rank in the Swedish military. I hear that’s how those little man syndrome wanna-be dictators like to be placated. Ensign Victor, reporting for düty.

  • @cyd
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    510 months ago

    After all the angst and drama over whether Turkey will allow Sweden into NATO, it’d be hilarious if the accession gets sunk by Hungary.

    Like, during the many months other NATO members were pressuring Turkey, no one thought they should worry about Hungary too?