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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a self-styled “peace mission” on Friday, just days after he visited Kyiv, triggering condemnations from European Union leaders who said he had no mandate to represent the bloc.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky - who has had frosty relations with Mr Orban - did not publicly respond to the proposal. But many Ukrainians believe any ceasefire would sim
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday that he was ready to discuss the "nuances" of peace proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine. Putin, who received Orban in the Kremlin,
European Council President Charles Michel warned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country holds the bloc’s rotating presidency, not to speak with Russia on behalf on the European Union.
Russia's closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn the EU's ire over his Friday trip to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Orban, whose country assumed the EU's rotating presidency on July 1,
BUDAPEST/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss peace in Ukraine, drawing warnings from fellow European Union leaders against appeasement and an insistence that he did not speak for the EU.
Orbán is the first European leader to visit Russia and sit down for talks with Putin since Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the capital in April 2022.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the fighting in Ukraine, on a trip the EU said threatened to undermine the bloc's
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he was not in a position to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia following media reports that he would travel to Moscow during the day to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbàn met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday, holding two-and-a-half hours of talks amid strong criticism of the surprise visit from top EU officials and European leaders.
The Hungarian PM, who recently took the helm of the EU's presidency, is expected to meet Putin in Moscow, just days after visiting Ukraine European leaders voiced concerns Thursday over rumours that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban - at the helm of the EU's presidency - was about to travel to Moscow,
The White House on Friday joined the European Union in criticizing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Russia.
The insight came to him during a trip to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, just days after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow on Friday for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of his self-described “peace mission” to seek a cease-fire in the Kremlin’s war with Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said positions in the Ukraine war were "far apart" and "many" steps would be needed to end the conflict after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbàn held a two-and-a-half hour meeting in the Kremlin on Friday. Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said many issues had been discussed in what he said was a very good atmosphere - above all Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had discussed the situation in Ukraine with visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, but reiterated his belief that Russia's proposals
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that Ukraine must abandon four regions in the east and south that Moscow claims as its own if Kyiv wants peace.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán informed NATO ahead of his planned visit to Russia, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. "Hungary informed us about this upcoming visit," Stoltenberg said in his press conference ahead of a NATO leaders' summit in Washington next week.
The Hungarian PM, who recently took the helm of the EU’s presidency, is expected to meet Putin in Russia, just days after visiting Ukraine.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban informed his NATO counterparts ahead of his visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a trip the EU said threatened to undermine the bloc's stance on the Ukraine war. "Prime Minister Orban has not received any mandate from the EU Council to visit Moscow.
Ukraine has firmly ruled out any compromises in its war with Russia, according to a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian presidents chief of staff, said that while Kyiv welcomed
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he expected Hungary's prime minister to speak for Europe on Ukraine as holder of the EU's rotating presidency, despite criticism of the visit by EU leaders.
Hungarian officials told Euronews the government's policy in Ukraine is that 'both parties' need to negotiate an end to the conflict and that there was 'no military solution'.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 5, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported on July 4 citing an unnamed Hungarian government source.
European Council President Charles Michel has issued a comment in response to media reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit Russia on Friday, 5 July. Source: Charles Michel on Twitter (X),
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly commented on a proposal from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during his visit to Ukraine, which called for an immediate truce between Ukraine and Russia.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday cautioned against "appeasement" as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
EU leaders voiced concerns Thursday at rumours that Hungarian premier Viktor Orban -- at the helm of the EU presidency -- was about to travel to Moscow, with Council President Charles Michel saying there was "no mandate" for it.