In Kyiv, Hungary’s Orban Urges Zelenskyy to Consider Ceasefire with Russia

Published on July 3, 2024

During a July 2 visit to Kyiv, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to consider reaching a truce with Russia. “A ceasefire linked to a deadline would provide a chance to speed up peace talks,” Mr. Orban said at a joint press conference following closed-door talks with the Ukrainian leader. “I explored this possibility with the [Ukrainian] president,” he added, “and I am grateful for his honest answers and negotiation.” Mr. Orban’s visit to Kyiv was his first in more than a decade. It was also his first trip abroad since Hungary, a longstanding European Union member, assumed the European Council’s rotating presidency on June 1....

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