In a move that has raised eyebrows across Europe, Hungary's top diplomat recently visited Belarus to discuss expanding ties between the two countries. Despite the European Union's sanctions against Belarus, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó emphasized the importance of cooperation over sanctions, stating that 'the fewer sanctions, the more cooperation!'
The EU imposed sanctions on Belarus in response to the government's crackdown on protests following the disputed 2020 presidential election. Belarus faced further isolation after allowing Russian troops to use its territory to invade Ukraine in 2022.
