Orbán confirms to pro-Putin journalist that Zelenskyy did not back his “peace plan”
Pravda Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has indicated that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned down his proposed “truce” between Ukraine and Russia, which would have involved freezing the current front line.
Source: an article by European Pravda about the Hungarian leader’s visit to Ukraine and its goals
Details: Following their bilateral talks, Orbán stated in his remarks to the press that he had suggested to Zelenskyy an immediate ceasefire along the line of contact with Russian forces, believing it could expedite peace negotiations.
He added that he did not insist on his initiative and accepted Ukraine’s reasoning.
Later, in an interview with a pro-Putin journalist who arrived in Kyiv with the Hungarian delegation and conducted an interview with Orbán after the meetings, the Hungarian leader confirmed that Zelenskyy had turned down his proposal of an “immediate truce”.
According to Orbán, the Ukrainian president doubted the logic of Orbán’s plan and did not support it, as Ukraine has a history of unsuccessful truce attempts with Russia.
Such truces “were not good for Ukraine”, Orbán quoted Zelenskyy as saying.
Background: After the leaders’ meeting in Kyiv, the Hungarian foreign minister called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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