Hungary’s Viktor Orbán said the leaders of Russia and Ukraine needed to meet to end the war between the two countries.
Asked on Friday whether a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyi was possible, the Hungarian prime minister said: “Of course. It is necessary! … The first question is communication. If there is no communication, the war gets worse.
Orbán was at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy, where he participated in a panel discussion. According to programThe Ukrainian president will also attend the forum, along with Orban said Hungarian leader still has “good relations” after meeting with man who launched invasion of Ukraine.
In the first week of the EU Council of Presidents holding Hungary’s six-month term, Orbán tried Presenting himself as a “peacemaker”. In the Ukraine conflict, A surprise visit to Kiev to meet with Zelensky, and then to Moscow the same week sit down with Putin.
In recent weeks, both Putin and Zelensky have claimed that they would welcome mediation in discussions about how to end the war in Ukraine, but that they do not believe that Hungary is an option. Putin speaking at a panel discussion at Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday said That China, Brazil or India could potentially help in peace negotiations.
Zelensky said After his meeting with Orbán in July said the “peacemaker” must either have an economy that dominates Russia or a powerful military that Putin fears. “The USA is such a country, China and the EU. Not just one country, but the entire European Union,” said Zelensky.
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