Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban intends to visit Kyiv as soon as the necessary conditions are created for this. Hungary is preparing for the visit and looks forward to a dialogue with Ukraine. This was announced on Sunday, March 5, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó.
“When all preconditions are created, the visit will take place. Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at the stage of its technical preparation,” Szijjártó explained.
He added that Orban spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 9 at the EU summit in Brussels. At the same time, Szijjarto stressed that Hungary is always ready for dialogue with Ukraine and hopes that it will make sense.
Earlier, on February 23, Szijjártó had already answered a question about the possibility of Orban’s visit to Ukraine. Then the minister also noted that Orban would visit Kyiv when the visit was relevant.
Szijjártó has repeatedly said that Budapest wants an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of peace talks.
So, on February 15, he said that Budapest was in favor of early negotiations to resolve the situation in Ukraine, and the rest of the European Union (EU) members were waiting for more favorable conditions for Kyiv. The diplomat urged the parties to the conflict to stop the fire and sit down at the negotiating table.
In addition, in the light of the latest anti-Russian sanctions, as well as inflation and the energy crisis in Europe as side effects of restrictions, Budapest consistently defends its position on restrictive measures, which differs from the views of most European states.
So, on January 27, Orban guaranteed a veto on European sanctions against Russian nuclear energy. On February 4, the country’s Energy Ministry also opposed further expansion of restrictions on Russian energy resources, pointing out the risks of destabilizing supplies due to oil imports from distant regions.
Earlier in the month, the Hungarian prime minister announced the failure of the sanctions policy of Germany and the European Commission.
