Brussels disassociates itself from Hungarian PM’s Moscow trip, which he has tried to cast as a peace mission

Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most pro-Russian leader, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday on a rare trip to Russia that drew strong condemnation from other European leaders.

Orbán’s visit to Moscow came days after he made a similar unannounced trip to Kyiv, as the Hungarian prime minister attempts to position himself as a peace broker between Russia and Ukraine.

Shortly after landing in Russia for his first trip to the country since Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Orbán published a photo with the caption: “The peace mission continues. Second stop: Moscow.”

At the Kremlin, the two leaders held talks that a senior Moscow aide described as a “frank conversation” covering all issues related to Ukraine.

Speaking at a joint conference with Orbán afterwards, Putin signalled he was not ready to compromise on the maximalist demands he made of Ukraine last month.

Putin repeated his earlier ultimatum to end the war, demanding Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own territory and drop its Nato bid.

  • sunzu@kbin.run
    222·
    6 days ago

    Imagine simping for Moscow after they invaded your country and killed your citizens.

  • xploit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    6 days ago

    I was genuinely joking when I said in the other post that he probably got lost on the way to Moscow (meeting with Zelensky)… Well the joke was on me it me seems.

  • Invalid_hihdk_263637@lemy.lolEnglish
    343·
    6 days ago

    Orbán’s visit to Putin has EU leaders fuming, accusing him of undermining European unity. Classic U.S. spin: make Russia the villain at every turn.

    Orbán’s actions show not all EU countries are in lockstep, but the U.S. media is quick to twist this into their preferred narrative. It’s all about keeping things black and white for their own agenda. Nothing new.

    • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
      352·
      6 days ago

      make Russia the villain at every turn.

      They attacked a sovereign country unprovoked as part of some world domination plan, they’re literally the villain

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      173·
      6 days ago

      Their black-and-white “narrative” is that Russia should not have invaded a sovereign country. Which is, in fact, entirely black-and-white.

      • Invalid_hihdk_263637@lemy.lolEnglish
        334·
        6 days ago

        Actually, The Guardian is not just a “publication,” it’s a British newspaper. But thanks for the geography lesson. And by the way, whether it’s British or not doesn’t change the fact that the UK media often mirrors Washington’s stance. Keep up with the grown-ups next time.

        • BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          71·
          6 days ago

          2 day old account trolling world news. Nothing to see here folks.

          “Keep up with the grownups” 🙄 My eyes nearly rolled out of my fucking skull.