Viktor Orban’s Controversial Visit to Moscow: EU Outrage and Putin Meeting

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Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, made a surprise trip to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, a situation that sparked outrage in the EU due to Hungary holding the temporary presidency of the bloc. Orban described his trip as a “peace mission” to open direct channels of communication and start talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor OrbanMade a surprise visit to Moscow this Friday and met the Russian President Vladimir Putinin a visit that angered his EU allies. It’s worth remembering Hungary holds the temporary presidency of the European UnionThe meeting therefore compromises the continental bloc, whose strategy has been to isolate Russia in the midst of its war with Ukraine.

The Hungarian leader has been in office for less than a week, taking over as president of the organisation Traveled without any announcement or prior consultation to meet Putin at the Kremlin for what he called a “peace mission.”

“I have finished my talks with President Putin in Moscow,” Orban said via his X account. “Open direct communication channels and begin negotiations on the shortest path to peace”,

I have finished our conversation #Moscow With President Putin. My goal was to open channels of direct communication and begin dialogue on the shortest path. #CalmnessMission accomplished! To be continued on Monday… #HU24EU pic.twitter.com/KQdsFTocrr

— Viktor Orban (@PM_ViktorOrban) July 5, 2024

EU outraged over Orban’s visit to Russia

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borelsaid that “Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Moscow takes place exclusively within the framework of bilateral relations between Hungary and Russia.” From his point of view, Orban cannot represent the bloc abroad.

For his part, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Orban of not following EU rules, indicating that the President of the European Council, Charles MitchellIt is he who represents the group’s foreign policy.

for its part, Vladimir Putin He also took the opportunity to address Orban as “president of the Council of the European Union”, saying the Hungarian leader is the legitimate representative of the 27 countries that make it up.