Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent visit to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked controversy and outrage among European Union leaders. Orban's trip, the first by an EU leader to Moscow since April 2022, comes at a sensitive time as Hungary has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The meeting between Putin and Orban focused on discussions regarding the conflict in Ukraine. Putin expressed Russia's willingness to engage in political and diplomatic dialogue to seek a resolution to the conflict, while reiterating Russia's existing terms, which have been deemed unacceptable by Ukraine and its allies.
