Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss “ways to make peace.” The meeting took place shortly after a NATO summit in Washington.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to the US state of Florida on Thursday, where he met with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington.
The meeting is part of Orban’s self-proclaimed “peace mission” to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is likely to add to frustration among Western allies over similar secret trips he has made to Russia and China in the past few days.
Orban met with Trump at the former president’s beachside Mar-a-Lago estate and the Hungarian leader shared a photo of the two on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: “We discussed ways to make peace. The good news of the day: he’s going to solve it!”
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to the US state of Florida on Thursday, where he met with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington.
Orban met with Trump at the former president’s beachside Mar-a-Lago estate and the Hungarian leader shared a photo of the two on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: "We discussed ways to make peace.
Orban, who is widely considered to have the warmest relations with the Kremlin among all EU leaders, made an unannounced visit to Kyiv last week, where he held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, suggesting a truce.
Some observers interpreted the visit as a sign that Hungary, which took over the bloc’s six-month rotating presidency earlier this month, might be taking steps toward the pro-Ukraine stance of the EU mainstream.
DW correspondent in Brussels Bernd Riegert said Orban’s meeting with Trump would not help Ukraine as EU leaders fear Russia could get the impression that the West is divided.
The Hungarian prime minister has also openly supported Trump’s candidacy in this year’s US presidential election, expressing hope that the Republican would be able to bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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