The Hungarian Foreign Ministry called on Russia and NATO to maintain communication channels to prevent a clash

He expressed this opinion at the NATO summit in Madrid.

“It is necessary to maintain strategic channels of communication in order to avoid a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia and to prevent unintended escalation,” the minister said, quoted by TASS.

Commenting on NATO's new strategic concept, Szijjarto recalled that the alliance "would still not supply weapons to Ukraine," while individual states supply weapons to Kyiv based on their own decisions.

NATO, in a new concept adopted at the Madrid summit, stated that it “does not pose a danger” to Russia and does not seek confrontation.

At the same time, the alliance said that Russia is "the most significant and direct threat to the security of allies and peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region."