Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly responded positively to his offer to meet with the leaders of Ukraine, France, and Germany in Budapest for a ceasefire, but with conditions, reported by Index.hu. Orban said that in a conversation with the Russian president, he suggested that the presidents of Ukraine and France as well as the German chancellor meet with Putin in Budapest, not to negotiate a peace agreement, but for an immediate ceasefire. However, Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, considers the Hungarian prime minister’s statements regarding a potential “Normandy” meeting in Budapest to be “hype.”
Orban says Putin has agreed to “Normandy talks” in Budapest.
