Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv. That is his first go to because the begin of the conflict

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The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, arrived in Kyiv to carry talks with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. The go to by the Hungarian chief, who has been an outspoken critic of Western navy help to Ukraine, was the primary because the begin of the conflict and comes a day after Hungary took over the presidency of the EU Council .

“The purpose of the Hungarian presidency is to contribute to discovering options to the issues dealing with the European Union. That is why I am making my first go to to Kyiv,” Orban wrote on Fb on Tuesday, together with a photograph of him and Volodymyr Zelensky shaking palms.

Earlier, the top of Orban’s press service, Bertalan Havasi, advised the Magyar Nemzet newspaper that Zelensky and Orban would talk about the prospects for ending the conflict.

“Crucial subject of dialogue is the opportunity of attaining peace. Viktor Orban and Vladimir Zelensky will even talk about present problems with Hungarian-Ukrainian bilateral relations,” stated Havasi (quoted by Interfax-Ukraine).

Each leaders are anticipated to make official statements on Tuesday afternoon.

That is Orban’s first go to to Kyiv in additional than ten years. Earlier than this, he had not been in Ukraine both below the present President Zelensky or below his predecessor Petro Poroshenko.

Orban final visited Ukraine in 2012 to barter with Viktor Yanukovych, who was answerable for the nation on the time.

The British newspapers Monetary Instances and Guardian had been the primary to jot down about Orban’s go to to Kyiv on Monday, citing nameless sources.

In line with these media studies, Orban determined to go to Kyiv after Ukraine, to carry Hungary’s veto when negotiations on accession to the EU started, concessions to Hungary on the problem of particular rights of minorities a part of Hungary in Transcarpathia.

On July 1, Hungary grew to become the nation answerable for the EU for six months, however, as a correspondent in Kyiv advised the Guardian, it was not totally clear what capability Orban was going to Ukraine: because the prime minister of his nation or as a consultant of the EU. “There may be clearly a battle right here [между интересами ЕС и Будапешта]”, stated the newspaper’s spokesperson.

Orban stays the one European chief to have maintained relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He has additionally spoken out in opposition to help to Ukraine and not too long ago blocked the EU’s determination to provide Kyiv a big help package deal. Hungary agreed to carry its veto solely after different EU leaders advised Orban at a particular summit that his place on this regard was inappropriate.

Orbán additionally opposed NATO’s determination to turn into extra concerned in navy help to Ukraine. The alliance accepted the help program for Kyiv solely after Hungary obtained assurances that its representatives wouldn’t take part.

In the midst of Might, Zelensky and Orban had a phone dialog, which, based on the President of Ukraine, was lengthy and detailed.

In the summertime, Hungary additionally dropped its objections to the beginning of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. In line with Ukrainian newspapers, in response, Kyiv made some concessions concerning the scenario of nationwide minorities, together with Ukrainian Hungarians.

how come write publication “Ukrainian Pravda”, it was about 11 calls for of Budapest, which relate to the suitable to make use of the Hungarian language when instructing college youngsters and the particular standing of areas the place ethnic Hungarians keep