Orbán is the first European leader to visit Russia and sit down for talks with Putin since Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the capital in April 2022.
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00:00Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Moscow for talks with Russian President
00:08Vladimir Putin in a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine
00:14more than two years ago.
00:16At a joint press conference following the meeting, Putin claimed Ukraine was not ready
00:21to discuss the ceasefire.
00:23It should not be just a ceasefire or a temporary ceasefire.
00:28It should not be a pause that the Kiev regime could use to restore losses,
00:34regroup and rearm.
00:37We are talking about the complete withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from Donetsk,
00:42Lugansk, People's Republics of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
00:46At a time when Europe needs peace.
01:09Orban's visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced visit to Ukraine,
01:14where he met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and proposed that Kiev consider
01:19an immediate ceasefire with Russia.
01:21His trip to the Russian capital has drawn criticism from other EU leaders.
01:26President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said unity was the only way
01:31to peace in Ukraine.
01:33Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk questioned who Orban was serving.