After his hour-long telephone exchange with Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose country holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union until the end of the year, declared on the social network Wednesday, December 11, that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had rejected a ceasefire proposal during the holidays. “ We proposed a Christmas ceasefire and a large prisoner exchange. It is sad that President Zelensky clearly rejected and excluded him today. We did what we could! », affirmed Viktor Orbán.
“Don’t go calling Assad to Moscow to listen to his lessons”
The Ukrainian presidency did not comment on Viktor Orbán’s statements, but Moscow reacted by emphasizing that the Hungarian Prime Minister was looking for a solution ” politico-diplomatic » to the conflict, in particular by its “ contacts with Western leaders “. The Kremlin also said that the two leaders had discussed the situation in Syria during their approximately one-hour discussion.
Earlier in the day, Volodymyr Zelensky had accused Viktor Orbán of undermining “ the unit » European in the face of Russian aggression. In a post on X, he claimed that “ unity in Europe has always been key » to end the conflict and insisted on the importance of discussing the war only with Ukraine. “ We all hope that Viktor Orban will not call Assad to Moscow to listen to his lessons “, he mocked.
