© Alexey Maishev/SputnikHungarian PM Viktor Orban
The reported presence of Western soldiers among the casualties in Ukraine marks a dangerous escalation and risks the "expansion of the war," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.
In an interview with Kossuth radio on Friday, Orban described the current state of affairs as paradoxical, stating that while peace appears closer than ever, the situation has never been as dangerous.
"According to Russian reports, American and French soldiers died in airstrikes carried out [by the Russians] on the territory of Ukraine. That means there are Western soldiers there," he said.
"So we are in a very dangerous situation, because people with military status from Western Europe or the United States can die in Ukraine today. This is what happened. We are praying for them, of course, this is a great loss for everyone, but it clearly shows the danger of escalation, thus the expansion of the war."
Comment: Are Europeans ready to send their sons to die on the East front as in WW2? Is it for real or is the West escalating in the hope of gaining a better position to negotiate from? A hope that appears to be rather delusional.