Orbán in Moscow for Surprise Meeting with Putin: “Peace Will Only Come if Someone Makes it Happen”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is in Moscow, visiting Russian President Vladmir Putin on a surprise peace mission, after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiew and suggesting a cease-fire in the bloody and losing Ukraine war. Orbán currently holds the chair of the EU Council, but stressed he is in Moscow as Hungarian Prime Minister alone.
The #peace mission continues. Second stop: #Moscow. pic.twitter.com/kPOkKBsJQm
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) July 5, 2024
“Peace will only come if someone makes it happen”, Orbán told Kossuth Radio, stating that peace in Ukraine won’t come automatically; it requires deliberate effort.
“You cannot make peace from a comfortable armchair in Brussels. Even if the rotating EU-Presidency has no mandate to negotiate on behalf of the EU, we cannot sit back and wait for the war to miraculously end. We will serve as an important tool in making the first steps towards #peace. This is what our peace mission is about,” Orbán said.