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EU Leaders Criticize Orban's Meeting with Putin in Moscow
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Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary and a right-wing nationalist, has been at the center of controversy after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv and then meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The visits have sparked anger across the European Union (EU) and in Ukraine. Orbán's trip to Moscow was seen as a significant development, as it marked the first time an EU leader had visited Russia since April 2022. During his meetings with Putin, Orbán reiterated that Moscow's peace proposals should be key to any negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. However, European Union officials have criticized the visit, describing it as "appeasement" of a man indicted by the International Criminal Court.
The European Council is clear: Russia is the aggressor, Ukraine is the victim. No discussions about Ukraine can take place without Ukraine.
Appeasement will not stop Putin. Only unity and determination will pave the path to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Orbán has not received any mandate from the EU Council to visit Moscow.
Hungary does not seem to have understood its role... The scepticism of EU member states was unfortunately justified - it's all about promoting Budapest's interests.
His visit would show disregard for the duties of the EU Presidency and undermines interests of the European Union.
Hungary will slowly become the last European country that can talk to everyone.
We took the first step to restore dialogue.
If you truly seek peace, you don't shake hands with a bloody dictator, you put all your efforts to support Ukraine.
I understand that this time you have come not just as our longstanding partner but as president of the council.
I hope we will have an opportunity to exchange views on building bilateral relations in this difficult situation and, of course, to talk about the prospects for the development of the biggest European crisis, I mean in the Ukrainian direction.
It is important that Hungary recognises that Russia is an aggressor.
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sources
- 1.CNA News
- 2.Le Monde
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.France 24
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.BBC
- 7.The Washington Post
- 8.CTV News
- 9.The Times
- 10.The Times of India
- 11.ABC News (Australia)
- 12.CNN
perspectives
- 1.Russian Foreign Policy
- 2.Immigration to Europe
- 3.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
- 4.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
- 5.Hungary under Viktor Orbán
countries
- 1.Austria
- 2.Canada
- 3.Estonia
- 4.Finland
- 5.France
- 6.Hungary
- 7.Lithuania
- 8.Poland
- 9.Russian Federation
- 10.Ukraine
organizations
- 1.European Union
- 2.European Commission
- 3.Kremlin
- 4.EU Council
- 5.International Court of Justice
- 6.Association for International Affairs
- 7.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 8.Patriots for Europe
persons
- 1.Viktor Orban
- 2.Vladimir Putin
- 3.Ursula Von Der Leyen
- 4.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 5.Josep Borrell
- 6.Charles Michel
- 7.Karl Nehammer
- 8.Donald Trump
- 9.Gitanas Nausėda
- 10.Zoltan Kovacs
- 11.Bertalan Havasi
- 12.Dmitry Peskov