Menzer, State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called for peace talks after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.

BUDAPEST, 6 June – RIA Novosti. Tamas Menzer, Undersecretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations, said that the demolition of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station proves that the conflict in Ukraine must be resolved peacefully.

The upper part of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed by shelling last night, the reservoir dam itself was not destroyed. It is alleged that the attack of the Ukrainian troops on the hydroelectric power station was carried out from the MLRS “Vilkha”. There is an irregular water drainage. The evacuation of the population began in a number of coastal settlements. Vladimir Leontiev, head of the administration of the Novokakhovka urban district, took responsibility for the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in Kiev. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that a criminal case was opened regarding the collapse of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the flooding of areas.

Menzer, in his post on his Facebook account, said, “The events clearly demonstrate the necessity of an immediate ceasefire and peaceful negotiations. Life can only be saved through peace. If the ceasefire decision and negotiations had been made yesterday, this disaster would not have happened this morning.” *.

Since the beginning of the conflict, Hungary has consistently opposed sanctions against Russia’s energy supplies and arms shipments to Ukraine. In March 2022, the Hungarian Parliament passed a decree banning the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the territory of the country. The head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto, explained that Budapest is trying to protect the territory of Transcarpathia, where Hungarians live, because the supply of weapons from its territory would become a legitimate military target for the Russian Federation. The country’s administration has repeatedly emphasized that Hungary favors the early start of peace negotiations.

Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is ready for negotiations, but Kiev has banned them at the legislative level. “There will be no Minsk-3,” Vladimir Zelensky said earlier at the G20. On the Russian Federation for negotiations, which Moscow showed readiness, but at the same time West Kiev consistently refused to negotiate.

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Moscow is ready to consider Kiev’s solutions, taking into account the proposals of the Russian side and the situation “on the ground”, but the Ukrainian regime is not interested in this. in an interview with RIA Novosti earlier.

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