Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting Kyiv. There he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the course of the talks, Orbán steered that he take into account a ceasefire. This, in line with the Hungarian Prime Minister, will assist pace up negotiations with Russia.
Viktor Orbán defined his go to to Ukraine with the start of the Hungarian presidency of the EU. “The intention of the Hungarian Presidency is to contribute to fixing the issues dealing with the European Union. That is why my first journey is to Kiev,” he wrote on his Fb.
“I requested the president to contemplate whether or not it’s not doable to behave in a barely completely different means. To take a pause – stop hearth after which begin and proceed negotiations. As a result of a ceasefire may present an acceleration of the tempo of those negotiations.” This was said by Orban, quoted by the Ukrainian media, after the assembly.
“The conflict you’re dwelling in now impacts the safety of Europe very intensively. We tremendously respect all of the initiatives of President Zelensky within the identify of peace. I informed the president that these initiatives take a very long time. Due to the principles of worldwide diplomacy, they’re very difficult.
I requested the president to contemplate whether or not we may take a barely completely different route.
For instance: a ceasefire after which let’s proceed the negotiations… I’m very grateful to him for his frank opinion on this matter.”
Lately, a world peace summit was held in Switzerland, the place Zelensky’s peace initiatives have been mentioned. His plan requires the withdrawal of Russian troops from all occupied territories of Ukraine, the punishment of conflict criminals and the cost of reparations by Russia. There have been no Russian representatives on the summit.
For his half, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined as a situation for ending the conflict that Ukraine ought to hand over the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.
After the assembly, Orbán expressed hope that Ukraine and Hungary will conclude a complete bilateral cooperation settlement.
The Hungarian prime minister stated that Budapest want to enhance its relations with Kiev and put apart the variations between the 2 international locations.
Orban additionally stated that his nation is able to take part within the modernization of the Ukrainian financial system. There are good probabilities to resolve the difficulty of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, he additionally believes, welcoming Zelensky’s proposal to open a Ukrainian college in Hungary with funding from Budapest.
Zelensky additionally confirmed that he and Orban had mentioned “tips on how to method a simply and lasting peace.”
In the meantime, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Budapest had not been in touch with Moscow earlier than Orban’s journey to Ukraine and the Kremlin had no expectations from the go to.
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