President Vladimir Zelensky spoke briefly with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Argentina.
Source: “European truth“
Zelensky and Orban in Argentina, photo from UP sources
Details: Orban and Zelensky talked in the Argentine parliament in the guests’ box. Footage of their communication was shown by the official YouTube channel of the Argentine Senate.
The Office of the President has not yet commented on the details of the communication between Zelensky and Orban.
What preceded: It is known that Vladimir Zelensky is already from Argentina had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, who received Pyatinets Orban in Paris.
After the election of Vladimir Zelensky to the presidency in 2019, the two leaders met only briefly. President of Ukraine proposed to the head of the Hungarian government a full-fledged meeting, but it never took place, although Kyiv viewed the potential meeting as an opportunity to open a new page in relations between the two states.
After the Russian invasion began, already tense relations between Kiev and Budapest worsened. Orban has repeatedly stated that he does not believe in Ukraine’s victory.
In February of this year, Zelensky and Orbana spoke briefly as part of the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels, the Ukrainian president invited the Hungarian leader to visit Kyiv, but to no avail – although most EU leaders visited Ukraine at least once or several times to express their support.
The current meeting took place against the backdrop of Orban’s intentions not to support the decision of the EU summit on December 14-15 in Brussels regarding the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and subsequent financial and military support for Kyiv.
2023-12-10 15:40:00
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