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🇭🇺 Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in a visit that has been heavily criticised by EU leaders and Ukraine's government.

Friday's meeting was part of what Mr Orban called a "peace mission", coming three days after a visit to Kyiv where he met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Hungary has just taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, but EU leaders have stressed that Mr Orban is not acting on behalf of the bloc.

Mr Orban is the EU's only head of government to have kept close ties to the Kremlin following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

After the meeting, which lasted several hours, Hungary's PM said Russia and Ukraine were still "far apart" in their views on achieving peace.

"Many steps are needed to end the war, but we took the first step to restore dialogue," he said.

The Russian leader called it a "frank and useful" conversation. He also repeated a previously rejected proposal for Ukraine to withdraw from regions in the south and east of the country which Russia claims to have annexed - an area that includes territory Russia does not currently occupy.

Volodymyr Zelensky has long said Ukraine will not negotiate with Moscow until Russian forces leave all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea.

Earlier, Mr Putin said Mr Orban was visiting "not just as a long-time partner" but as a European Union representative.

However, European leaders openly condemned the Moscow trip and emphasised he was not representing the EU.

"The EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of the EU," Charles Michel, President of the European Council, wrote on X.

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virulgy:
Orban is Putin right hand man in Europe, after the Belarus guy of course.

And Slovakia, Austria, Serbia.

That's more than enough allies to hurt EU & NATO

Downfall of Putin will give peace to the world.

WriterNig:
Cc Nlfpmod

You've been accused severally of posting Russian propaganda here. The last fake news you posted about Ukrainian first lady is still fresh.

MufasaLion:
Downfall of Putin will give peace to the world.

Your downfall will give even your family peace.


Inheriting enemies is a sign of low IQ.

nlfpmod:


You've been accused severally of posting Russian propaganda here. The last fake news you posted about Ukrainian first lady is still fresh.

Yes that's the only fake news. I found out later but it was already too late.


But the rest.... Nah!

WriterNig:


Your downfall will give even your family peace.


Inheriting enemies is a sign of low IQ.

I got nothing to say to a confused cretin languishing in a hole like you. Enjoy the attention you crave from me.

nlfpmod:


You've been accused severally of posting Russian propaganda here. The last fake news you posted about Ukrainian first lady is still fresh.

So you'd rather have me posting Western propaganda?

Cuz we both know 90% of the news on Nairaland are western propagandas, used to white wash their image. So that no matter how many people they kill or how many governments and countries they invade, topple and destabilize, you'll still think of them as "Saints" and "God's Chosen".

Perpetually keeping Africans & the global south under their control.

Give me one example of how Russia or Putin has brought harm to you, your family or country?

For every one you mention, I'll give you 20 examples of how your country is still the crime ridden poverty capital because of the same west y'all worship.

MufasaLion:
Downfall of Putin will give peace to the world.

You know nothing

Rexymania:


You know nothing

This you? Ignorant Ikorodu charlatan.

Bill Clinton, Obama and co should free Putin, they are responsible for this war.

MufasaLion:


This you? Ignorant Ikorodu charlatan.

Baby

NATO right now....

Yeah, Orban and Putin get together...what did one expect?

That Orban is more like a dark horse amongst other EU countries. Hes always acting otherwise from the convection of other EU countries. I wonder his obsession with Putin despite how the Soviet army plummeted the country in WW2.

Well there's nothing the EU can do that to keep looking at him,cos it's in the EU block. If not dem go don sanction him too like they did to Belarus, Uzbekistan and other Russian allies.

Lol

Nigerian muslims will start masturbating

Well, Mr Orban is only after dialogue. Nothing bad in itself

There must be a colossal misunderstanding because of this visit

Putin has conquered NATO, No doubt

Ok

nlfpmod:


You've been accused severally of posting Russian propaganda here. The last fake news you posted about Ukrainian first lady is still fresh.

Stop moving his thread to the front page

Victor Orban has taken over the Presidency of the rotating EU Presidency and one of his agendas is to bring peace, which he may likely achieve, as he in good with Putin. He equally visited Ukraine before going to Moscow. With likely Trump's victory in US and Orban's EU Presidency, both may work out plans for peace in Ukraine. But will the comedian accept the peace treaty or will he continue to sacrifice his soldiers and get billions of dollars in aides from his allies?

MufasaLion:
Downfall of Putin will give peace to the world.

Putin was not responsible for Afghanistan, syria, Libya , Iran, etc.

When has there ever been peace in the world since America made it their duty to "restore democracy" in other countries