New Army Commander Appointed by President Áder
President János Áder has appointed Major General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi commander of the Hungarian army effective Thursday.
The decision published in the latest edition of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows that Ruszin-Szendi’s appointment is for the period between June 3, 2021 and May 31, 2026.
Ruszin-Szendi was born in Miskolc on May 5, 1973 and started his army career in 1995. He served in foreign missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been working at the defence ministry since 2019.
Defence Minister Introduces Army Chief Nominee as ‘Excellent Army Man’ in Parlt Cttee
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi is an “excellent army man” with longstanding experience in army service both in his home country and abroad, the defence minister told parliament’s defence committee at a hearing for the new commander of the Hungarian armed forces on Tuesday.
President Relieves Army Commander Korom of Duties
President János Áder has relieved Ferenc Korom of his duties as commander of the Hungarian armed forces, according to a decree published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny on Wednesday.
Korom’s relief has been proposed by the defence minister and will take effect on June 1, in line with the decree.
Áder appointed Lieutenant General Ferenc Korom as commander of the army on January 15 in 2019. His term was to run until May 15 in 2023.
The defence ministry told MTI that it was Korom who had asked Defence Minister Tibor Benkő for his relief citing full and successful completion of tasks assigned to him in 2018. These tasks included separating the Hungarian army from the defence ministry and moving it to a new headquarters in Székesfehérvár, in western Hungary, and the restructuring of the armed forces. The tasks also included preparing the modernisation of the armed forces and an upgrade of military hardware. Korom as c
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Berlin, Stockholm, Warsaw expel Russian diplomats. Germany expelled and classified a Russian diplomat as “persona non grata” on Monday in response to Moscow’s expulsion of EU diplomats on Friday, which the German foreign office said was “in no way justified”. Poland, and Sweden also expelled Russian diplomats the same day, which
Tagesschau reports was a closely coordinated move between the three governments and the European External Action Service, citing sources in the German foreign ministry. This is the latest escalation in the row over the poisoning and now imprisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Read more.