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  1. Viktor Orban, Putin's greatest European ally, makes first trip to Kyiv

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made his first visit to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale war began, and urged Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider a "ceasefire" in order ...

  2. Orbán in Kyiv for the first time since Russia-Ukraine war began

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — During his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday that the war was Europe's "most important issue," and recommended an immediate cease-fire.. Orban is widely seen as having the warmest relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin among European ...

  3. Hungary's Orbán in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy in first visit since

    The visit comes the day after Hungary took over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union, a position that has little real power but can be used to set the tone of the bloc's agenda.

  4. Orban, Russian Friend Angling for E.U. Influence, Visits Ukraine

    The same pattern repeated itself on Tuesday when Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary made a surprise visit to Kyiv to meet the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, taking a path well ...

  5. Hungary's Orban, in Kyiv, proposes ceasefire to speed up peace talks

    It is Orban's first trip to Kyiv in more than a decade; ... Orban linked Tuesday's surprise Ukraine visit to Hungary having assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council on Monday.

  6. Viktor Orbán meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy on first wartime trip to Ukraine

    Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, marking the first time since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that the EU's most pro-Russia leader has visited the ...

  7. Hungary's Orban urges ceasefire on Kyiv visit

    Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for an unannounced visit having just taken over as rotating president of the European Union. While in Kyiv, the Hungarian prime minister said a ceasefire ...

  8. Viktor Orbán to meet Vladimir Putin after Kyiv trip

    Viktor Orbán is expected to meet Vladimir Putin on Friday just after the Hungarian leader's first wartime visit to Kyiv in what appears to be an attempt to act as a peace broker between Russia ...

  9. Hungary's Orbán makes first visit to Ukraine since start of war

    It's his first visit to Kyiv since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Read more Subscribers only Hungary's Orban takes over Council of the European Union presidency for six months.

  10. Orban visits Zelensky in Ukraine

    July 2, 2024 at 8:17 a.m. EDT. KYIV — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the European Union's most prominent critic of providing Ukraine with military aid, arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in ...

  11. What's behind Viktor Orban's surprise visit to Kyiv?

    The World Jul. 2, 2024. Carol Hills. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday and met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. It's Orban's first visit to Ukraine since Russia's invasion more than two years ago. Marco Werman speaks to Yaroslav Trofimov of the Wall Street Journal about how the ...

  12. Hungary's Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit by a

    FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, June 27, 2024. Orban has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Orbán's press chief said Friday, July 5, a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.

  13. Orbán in Kyiv: will visit from Putin ally help Zelenskyy and Ukraine

    Orbán's visit to Kyiv comes a day after Hungary took over the six-month rotating EU presidency, a position that has "little real power but can be used to set the tone of the bloc's agenda", said ...

  14. Viktor Orban Arrives in Kyiv on First Wartime Visit to ...

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EU's most pro-Russian leader, arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, July 2. According to European Pravda, the Prime Minister's convoy of numerous cars arrived at the Hungarian embassy early in the morning. This visit, his first to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion over two years ago, coincides with Hungary ...

  15. Viktor Orban, Putin's greatest European ally, makes first trip to Kyiv

    Viktor Orban, Putin's greatest European ally, makes first trip to Kyiv since start of war. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made his first visit to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale war ...

  16. Orbán will visit Kyiv "after all prerequisites are met"

    European Pravda — Monday, 6 March 2023, 10:47. 30212. Preparations are underway for the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Kyiv, which will take place "after all prerequisites are met". Source: Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, in an interview with Hungarian TV channel N1; European Pravda.

  17. Hungary's Orbán to meet Putin in Moscow, days after Kyiv visit

    By Csongor Körömi and Eddy Wax. Fresh off the back of his trip to Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, according to several media reports. The meet would take place on the fifth day of Hungary's turn at the helm of the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.

  18. Hungary's PM Orban meets Russia's Putin in a Moscow visit ...

    Orban's trip to Moscow came just days after his trip to Kyiv on Tuesday, his first visit to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale war began. He used the trip to urge Zelensky to consider a ...

  19. Ukraine war: Hungary's PM Viktor Orban meets Putin in Moscow

    His visit to Kyiv came on his second day in that role, saying there was a need to solve previous disagreements and focus on the future. Reuters Viktor Orban (left) and Vladimir Putin met last year ...

  20. Hungary's Orban holds talks with Xi during surprise Beijing visit, days

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing Monday, days after a controversial visit to Moscow and another to Kyiv that the far-right European leader ...

  21. Hungary's Orbán visits Putin in Moscow, drawing backlash from ...

    World Jul 5, 2024 2:31 PM EDT. MOSCOW (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ...

  22. L'UE prova ad aggirare Orbán

    L'Unione europea sta valutando di raccogliere da sola le risorse finanziarie per sostenere Kiev, nel caso gli Stati Uniti (e altri alleati) si tirassero indietro dall'accordo raggiunto al G7 di giugno. ... This content was created by ISPI MED online analysts, visit the main site for more informations. visit ispi MED website. Pubblicazioni

  23. Trump assassination attempt: Ukraine, Russia eye Ryan Routh arrest

    Russia quickly sought to weaponize the suspect's support for Ukraine, an unwelcome development for Kyiv as both U.S. support and the fight on the battlefield appear to hang in the balance.

  24. What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent ...

    The 58-year-old, who was detained Sunday in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on the former president, protested in Kyiv after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ...

  25. Iranian missiles to Russia change Ukraine debate

    During a visit to the UK before travelling to Kyiv, Blinken accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, saying they could be deployed against Ukrainians within weeks. Lammy ...

  26. Conversations and insights about the moment.

    After Trump basically said no, Harris detailed her 2023 visit to Poland and Romania on NATO's eastern flank and her role in the "righteous defense" of Ukraine.

  27. Hungary's Orbán in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy in first visit since

    BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighboring country since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of the European Union and leaned toward Moscow.. Orbán's visit was a rare gesture in a relationship that ...