Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has accused NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte of fueling war tensions by claiming Russia could be ready to attack the bloc within several years.

In a Friday Facebook post, Szijjarto rebuked Rutte for suggesting “wild things,” stating that if anyone still had doubts about whether everyone in Brussels had lost their minds, they were “finally convinced” after hearing the secretary general’s remarks.

Szijjarto further condemned Rutte for implying NATO has “practically stabbed the peace talks in the back” and for aligning with efforts to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace initiatives.

“We, Hungarians, as members of NATO, reject the Secretary General’s words!” Szijjarto declared in his post. “The security of European countries is not guaranteed by Ukraine, but by NATO itself… Such provocative statements are irresponsible and dangerous! We call on Mark Rutte to stop fueling war tensions!!!”

Hungary has repeatedly opposed Western military aid to Ukraine, arguing that such support prolongs the conflict. The nation has consistently urged direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations and criticized European sanctions against Russia as detrimental to the EU economy. It has also rejected EU proposals to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine-related purposes, labeling them illegal.

Moscow has dismissed Western speculation about an imminent attack on NATO as “nonsense,” asserting that the bloc uses alleged Russian threats to justify rearmament and rampant militarization.