The government of Ukraine is working on organizing a visit to the country of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Olga Stefanishyna
The representative of the Ukrainian government did not specify whether the visit to Kiev would be mutual and whether President Volodymyr Zelensky would go to Budapest some time later, but she emphasized that it was a “matter of principle” for her to see Viktor Orban in Kiev.
At the same time, Reuters reports that Stefaniszyna confirmed to the agency that preparations for Orbán’s visit to Ukraine are underway. As Ukrainian media indicate, this will be the first large-scale visit of “a figure considered the most pro-Russian of all leaders of NATO countries” since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion.
For the time being, it is not known when and under what circumstances the trip of the head of the Hungarian government to Kiev would take place. It is known that the foreign ministers of Hungary and Ukraine will meet in Uzhhorod on Monday, January 29. The head of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government said Orban’s visit could be discussed at this meeting.
Hungary towards war
After the December EU summit, Charles Michel, the head of the European Council, said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban would not allow the EU to decide on the approval of an aid program for Ukraine for 2024-2027 worth EUR 50 billion. Orban himself announced his veto on this issue on social media.
At the same time, EU leaders agreed to hold another summit on February 1, 2024, where they will vote on the issue of financial aid to Ukraine.
After the Brussels summit, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement emphasizing that 26 European Union member states had decided to create a financial instrument for Ukraine. Minister Dmytro Kuleba is convinced that the money promised to Ukraine will eventually flow to Kiev.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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