The Hungarian premier visited Ukraine's capital for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, offering suggestions for ending the war.
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00:00The Lord Emir Zelensky has said that Ukraine's relationship with Hungary will be completely
00:06different after the Prime Minister Viktor Orban made his first visit since Russia's
00:10full-scale invasion.
00:11In general, we see that this is a completely different relationship between Ukraine and
00:18Hungary, a concrete one, and we consider mutual interests.
00:26Orban is widely seen as having the best relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin among
00:31European leaders and has routinely blocked EU efforts to extend assistance to Ukraine.
00:40On Tuesday, he told Zelensky that the war was Europe's most important issue and recommended
00:45an immediate ceasefire.
00:49The meeting has been attracting reaction from Europe and beyond, with the US ambassador
00:53to Hungary saying it's a positive sign of progress between the two countries.
00:58The United States recognises that Prime Minister Orban has travelled to Kyiv.
01:03We think that is a positive sign of progress and we look forward to learning more about
01:08the discussions as they unfold.
01:12Orban's visit came just one day after Hungary took over the six-month rotating presidency
01:17of the EU, a position that has little real power but can be used to set the tone of the
01:23bloc's agenda.