Hungary is going to install an air defence system in the northeastern part of the country as the threat of an escalation of the Ukraine-Russia war is "greater than ever", its defence minister said. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks,

Hungary will install an air defense system in the northeastern part of the country, as the threat of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war continues to rise.

Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky has ordered the deployment of air defence in the areas of Hungary closest to the border with Ukraine, citing fears of escalation after Ukraine was authorised to use Western-supplied weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

Hungary is ramping up its air defense in the northeastern region near the Ukraine border, following the United States' decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with long-range missiles. In a Facebook video,