MOSCOW: Kyiv and its Western allies hit out at Hungarian leader Viktor Orban after Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict.
Putin told Orban, Russia’s closest EU ally, that Ukraine must withdraw its troops from regions that Moscow has annexed if it wants peace.But Kyiv was “not ready to drop the idea of waging war until a victorious end”, he added, calling the talks at the Kremlin a “really useful, frank conversation” on the conflict.
“Only unity and determination will pave the path to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.” “It is worth recalling that President Putin has been indicted by the International Criminal Court and an arrest warrant released for his role in relation to the forced deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.”
Orban’s visit “will not advance the cause of peace and is counterproductive to promoting Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. But Slovak leader Fico, whose country has like Hungary refused to send military aid to Ukraine, expressed his “admiration” for Orban’s trips to Moscow and Kyiv.
Hungary’s six-month EU presidency gives the central European country sway over the bloc’s agenda and priorities for the next six months.
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