Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the decisions of EU leaders wrong and dangerous at an informal summit in London, where participants agreed to strengthen military support for Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged the European Union to enter into direct talks with Russia and pointed to “strategic differences” in the region’s approach to Ukraine, laying bare the divisions between Budapest and the rest of the bloc ahead of its emergency summit on defense.

Hungary's Viktor Orban urged the EU Saturday to open direct talks with Moscow to end the Ukraine war and vowed to oppose a bloc-wide accord on the conflict, according to a letter obtained by AFP. The demand by the Russia-friendly Hungarian prime minister – who has repeatedly stymied European Union action in support of Kyiv – comes the day after a

After the dispute in the White House, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban appealed to the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, for Europe to initiate peace negotiations with Russia, following the example of the United States.