Orban plans to meet Putin in Moscow on Friday – media
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban plans to visit Moscow on November 28 and meet with Vladimir Putin.
The Hungarian publication Telex stated this in an article, Ukrinform reports.
"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, November 28, Telex has learned," the article says.
Meanwhile, the Hungarian government has not released any official information regarding the potential trip.
In response to Telex, the government information center said: "We will inform the public about the Prime Minister's trips abroad according to the usual procedure."
The publication notes that the last time Viktor Orbán met with Vladimir Putin in person was in July 2024 also in Moscow, when the Hungarian PM traveled to the Russian capital on a so-called "peace mission." At the time, the government did not confirm that the trip was happening until the plane had landed in the Russian capital.
As previously reported by Ukrinform, on October 16, former U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Putin, after which he said he would meet with the Kremlin leader in Budapest to discuss the possibility of ending this disgraceful war between Russia and Ukraine.
On October 31, the United States canceled the planned Budapest meeting due to Russia's strict demands regarding Ukraine.
On November 23, meetings took place in Geneva with representatives from Ukraine, European countries, and the United States. The parties discussed U.S. proposals for a peace plan, as well as Kyiv's and European states' positions.
After that, Trump stated that the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia had moved closer to reaching an acceptable agreement to end Russia's war. He also noted he was ready to meet with Zelensky and Putin only when a final peace deal is reached or the process is at its concluding stage.
Politico reported that Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote in a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that Hungary would block all EU joint decisions aimed at assisting Ukraine until Kyiv agrees to the terms of a 28-point peace plan.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said the letter does not create new risks. Ukraine and the EU continue working on coordinating a decision on funding.
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