The Hungarian rotating Presidency of the EU is ending this month, however Conservative Hero, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán remains to be going at it with full enthusiasm.
A mere two days after going to Mar-a-Lago, Florida to speak with President-Elect Donald J. Trump – with the presence of Elon Musk – Orbán held a phone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin, to speak about his peace plans for Ukraine.
Politico reported:
“’I had an hour-long cellphone dialog this morning with President Putin’, Orbán wrote on social media. ‘These are probably the most harmful weeks of the Russia Ukraine Conflict. We’re taking each potential diplomatic step to argue in favor of a ceasefire and peace talks’, he added.”
I had an hour-long cellphone dialog this morning with President Putin. These are probably the most harmful weeks of the #RussiaUkraineWar. We’re taking each potential diplomatic step to argue in favour of a ceasefire and #peace talks.
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) December 11, 2024
The Kremlin issued a press release confirming the cellphone name, initiated by Budapest.
“In accordance with the Kremlin, Orbán expressed curiosity in ‘selling a joint search’ for political and diplomatic methods to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, whereas Putin mentioned Kyiv is stopping ‘the opportunity of a peaceable settlement of the battle’.”
Whereas Orbán has simply been with Trump, he was not carrying any messages from the MAGA chief.
“Nevertheless, based on Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the Hungarian chief didn’t ship any messages from Trump, and he additionally denied that Orbán and Putin mentioned a potential assembly sooner or later.”
Evidently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was NOT happy.
“All of us hope that @PM_ViktorOrban a minimum of received’t name Assad in Moscow to take heed to his hour-long lectures as properly. It’s completely clear that attaining actual peace and assured safety requires America’s dedication, Europe’s unity, and the unwavering dedication of all companions to the Functions and Rules of the UN Constitution. Nobody ought to enhance private picture on the expense of unity; everybody ought to deal with shared success. Unity in Europe has at all times been key to attaining it. There will be no discussions in regards to the conflict that Russia wages in opposition to Ukraine with out Ukraine.”
On the finish of the Hungarian EU Presidency, we made new efforts for peace. We proposed a Christmas ceasefire and a large-scale prisoner trade. It’s unhappy that President @ZelenskyyUa clearly rejected and dominated this out at this time. We did what we might! https://t.co/17f4tXJEsc
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) December 11, 2024
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