Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban dropped a real bomb. He argued that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine “must” meet to end the war between the two countries.
Asked on Friday whether a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky is possible, the Hungarian prime minister replied: “Of course. It is necessary! … The first issue is communication. If there is no communication, the war gets worse and worse “, reports the European edition of Politico.
Orbán attended the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy, where he participated in a panel discussion. According to the program of the forum today (September 7), the Ukrainian president should also be present, with whom Orbán said he has “good relations”, even after the Hungarian leader “met with the man who started the invasion of Ukraine”, writes the Brussels media .
Politico recalls that in the first weeks of Hungary’s six-month term as president of the EU Council, Orbán tried to cast himself as a “peacemaker” in the conflict in Ukraine, making a surprise visit to Kiev to meet with Zelensky, and then the same week he flew to Moscow to sit down with Putin.
In recent weeks, both Putin and Zelensky have said they would welcome mediators in a discussion on how to end the war in Ukraine, but do not believe Hungary is an option. Speaking at a panel discussion at Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday, Putin said China, Brazil or India could potentially help in peace talks.
Zelensky said after his meeting with Orban in July that a “peacemaker” must either have an economy that influences Russia or a powerful army that Putin fears. “The USA is such a country, China and the EU. Not just one country, but the entire European Union,” commented Zelensky.
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