BUDAPEST, October 30 /TASS/. The Hungarian government believes that time is on Russia’s side in the conflict in Ukraine, the head of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyas.

As he sees it, it is necessary to answer the question on whose side time is in the ongoing hostilities.

“We think it’s on Russia’s side, so Ukraine should also be interested in peace,” Gulyas said. He believes that “any step that does not lead to peace and a cease-fire deserves criticism.”

Gulyas reiterated that Hungary called on the parties to the conflict to stop hostilities and negotiate.

He also said that Hungary would do everything to avoid being drawn into the conflict in Ukraine.

“We will under no circumstances participate in the Russo-Ukrainian war with soldiers or weapons,” said the head of the prime minister’s office, who holds the rank of minister in the Hungarian government.