Putin, Trump and Budapest
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Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."
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Orbán celebrates Hungary as ‘the only place in Europe’ where a Trump-Putin meeting can be held
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin announced that Budapest was chosen as the venue for the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump because Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintains good relations with both leaders.
A former ally of the authoritarian prime minister is leading in the polls as an election with huge implications for Europe and the war in Ukraine looms.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Budapest wasn’t the best place for talks to end the war in his country but he told reporters in Kyiv today that he will attend if invited. He cited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Russia-friendly stance as a difficulty.