2024-07-17 03:27:10
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has presented to EU leaders his plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, which includes “realistic goals and deadlines,” after his trip to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington.
“Strictly speaking, we are talking about Orban’s plan, which is now on the table of all EU prime ministers,” Hungarian Prime Minister Balázs Orbán’s spokesman told the Hungarian newspaper Nemzet on Monday. “A realistic assessment of the situation, realistic goals and an appropriate timetable are what our approach is based on.”
According to the spokesman, Hungary’s role in this matter should not be overestimated, but neither should the fact that in two weeks Orban held a number of meetings that some have been waiting for years to hold should be underestimated.
Balázs Orbán, who shares the prime minister’s surname, added that Budapest would use its EU presidency to “create conditions for peace negotiations” and send “political initiatives” to the EU Council for consideration.
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s representative pointed out that if Europe really wants peace, it must, for its part, present a plan “that has even the slightest chance of being implemented.”
European Union countries met Orban’s peace mission with some displeasure, considering that Orban “appointed himself a role in the peace mission,” while “it should be clear that he only represents his country.”
The EU is reportedly exploring options on how to “curb” what it sees as Budapest’s “destructive behaviour”, with some European officials even suggesting Hungary could be stripped of its EU presidency.
Last week, the Hungarian prime minister’s office reported that Orban had submitted a detailed report on the results of his visits to the EU Council and the European Commission president within hours of their conclusion.
Following his visit to Moscow, Kiev and Beijing, Orban was quoted by media as saying that the next two months would be “more dramatic” in Ukraine, and that settlement negotiations were likely to begin at the end of the year.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Orban, during his visit to Moscow, presented the main features of his vision for resolving the Ukrainian crisis.
Last updated: July 15, 2024 – 14:33
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