Siyarto was outraged by mobilization in Ukraine and supported the illegal departure of men abroad

Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Siyarto was outraged by the mobilization measures in Ukraine and criticized the border guards for counteracting illegal schemes of smuggling men out of the country. The politician said this wrote on Facebook.

"The Ukrainian people do not want to die, but every day we see footage of forced conscription, and often open hunting of people takes place on the streets of Ukrainian cities," Siyarto emphasized.

He noted that "many Ukrainian men – grandfathers, fathers, brothers, sons, grandsons – are desperately trying to escape from Ukraine to avoid conscription, which means being sent to the front and likely death."

The Hungarian minister also criticized Ukrainian border guards, noting that they "do everything possible and use all means to catch fugitives."

Siyarto pointed to the recent detention of a Hungarian citizen and five Ukrainians by border guards of the Mukachevo detachment. The Hungarian allegedly acted as a guide and, according to the border guards, "was supposed to accompany our compatriots to the territory of his country." The court imposed a pre-trial restraint on the foreigner in the form of 60 days in custody, with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 3.5 million.

"Our Consulate General in Beregsash (Berehove, Zakarpattia region – Ed.) immediately provided him with consular protection, and we are assisting him in police proceedings. This case also clearly shows that the war must end as soon as possible, and forced conscription must be stopped immediately!" Siyarto emphasized.

• In September 2025, Siyarto called "fake" the route of the Hungarian drone during the intrusion into Ukrainian airspace on September 26 was made public.
• In October, Szijjarto said that Putin would be able to to come to Hungary without hindrance and move out of it.
• In late November, Orban and Szijjarto arrived in Moscow for talks with, among others, Putin. Orban said at the time that the purpose of his visit to Moscow was to negotiate energy supplies to Hungary.
• In December, Orban said that in the Russian war against Ukraine, it is "unclear" who attacked whom.
• In the same month, Szijjártó announced Hungary's intention to challenge in court a ban on Russian gas imports and emphasized that he had said that refusal to buy energy from Russia "undermines the country's energy security."