The Czech Republic and Poland are providing military aid to Ukraine, while Hungary and Slovakia say they won't send arms to Kyiv but are ready to contribute humanitarian or financial aid.
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00:00 The prime ministers of the Zagreb group countries, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary
00:08 agreed in Prague on Tuesday that Russia`s aggression against Ukraine is a flagrant violation
00:12 of international law and that Kiev needs help.
00:15 Yet, the V4 countries defer in their views on the causes of Russia`s aggression and in
00:19 the forms of assistance they are willing to provide to Kiev.
00:23 The Czech Republic and Poland are providing military aid to Ukraine, while Hungary and
00:27 Slovakia do not share this position.
00:29 "There have been cases in our history when the Soviet Union and Hungary had a common
00:34 border.
00:35 We have bad memories of this period.
00:38 The most important foundation of the Hungarian national security is to have an entity from
00:46 us to the east, which is located between Russia and Hungary.
00:52 That is why we are helping Ukraine because of the Hungarian national interests.
00:57 The difference of opinion is how to help Ukraine.
01:04 The Hungarian position is clear.
01:06 We did not send weapons to Ukraine."
01:09 Dozens of people gathered at the Luchtenstein Palace, where the V4 meeting took place, to
01:14 protest against Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert
01:19 Fico.
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