Photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko
When Hungarian premier Viktor Orban broke ranks with the rest of the European Union to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on July 5, he cast himself as a peacemaker.
Orban said, referring to Russia’s war in Ukraine, which he ... read full story"The number of countries that can talk to both warring sides is diminishing,"
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leave a hall after their press statement following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 5, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine, which triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European leaders and officials. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)