Putin tells Hungary's Orbán he is ready to discuss 'nuances' of Ukraine conflict

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Friday, in rare visit by a European leader.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Friday, in rare visit by a European leader since Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.

Orbán’s visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced trip to Kyiv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and proposed that his country should consider agreeing to an immediate cease-fire with Russia.

The Hungarian leader, widely considered Putin’s closest partner in the European Union, has routinely blocked, delayed or watered down E.U. efforts to assist Ukraine and impose sanctions on Moscow for its war.

He has long argued for a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine but without outlining what that might mean for the country’s territorial integrity or future security.

Orbán’s trip to Russia on Friday was a “peace mission”, Bertalan Havasi, his press chief, told Hungarian news agency MTI ahead.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-putin-orban-moscow-peace-zelenskyy-rcna160398

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