In a letter to EU heads of state and government, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban summarizes his unannounced trip to Moscow. In the letter, he presents Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unfiltered view of the war against Ukraine.
Among other things, he writes that Russia will only participate in peace talks in which Ukraine also participates. Putin also has a plan for what the European security architecture could look like after the war. Of course, the Hungarian head of government did not give any details.
Kremlin view on matters: ceasefire now or even greater escalation
In the letter, Orban also adopts Russian perspectives on Moscow’s war of aggression against Ukraine. There is currently a chance of a ceasefire, the letter says. However, if it is not possible to prevent a threatening escalation of the conflict, the next two months will bring more dramatic losses than ever before. Time is of the essence.
Moreover, in the letter, dated last week, Orbán relays Russian perspectives to his EU colleagues without further classification. The Russians believe that time is not on the side of Ukraine, but on the side of the Russian armed forces, Orbán writes. He also spread unrealistically high Russian estimates of the number of Ukrainian casualties and wounded in the letter addressed to EU Council President Charles Michel and also sent to heads of state and government.
EU offended
Orbán made a surprise visit to Moscow on Friday, drawing heavy criticism from the EU. Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the EU Council on July 1.
Putin has always linked the conditions he has mentioned for an end to the war to the point that it would be better to accept them quickly before the situation in Ukraine deteriorates further. In fact, life in Ukrainian cities has become more difficult due to the ongoing Russian bombardment of the energy system. On the front, Russia is making progress in the east and south only with heavy losses and very slowly.
Source: Krone
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