According to the Kremlin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán knows how to defend his country's interests very firmly.

At the meeting, the Hungarian Prime Minister presented his deadline-bound cease-fire proposal with the Ukrainian president, which received a great response in the international press as well - pointed out Magyar Nemzet .

The rules of international diplomacy are slow and complicated. I asked the president to consider whether it would be possible to reverse the order and speed up the peace negotiations with a quick ceasefire. A ceasefire bound by a deadline, which gives an opportunity to speed up the peace negotiations: I assessed the possibilities of this

Viktor Orbán said in Kiev.

RBC -Ukraine , the ceasefire could speed up the pace of negotiations.

"Hungary appreciates President Zelensky's peace initiatives, so we asked him to consider the possibility of a ceasefire before starting negotiations with Moscow"

Reuters reported , while Fox News said Viktor Orbán's visit was a rare gesture in a relationship that has long been characterized by tensions.

And Lenta.ru writes that the Hungarian Prime Minister stated that Budapest is interested in signing a bilateral agreement with Kyiv on a number of issues.

The Russian newspapers also gave priority to Viktor Orbán's visit to Kyiv

The Kremlin has no expectations regarding Viktor Orbán's visit to Kyiv. This is what Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists:

We don't expect anything, it's clear that Hungary, which became the successive EU president during this period, must of course fulfill its duties

Peskov said. He added: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán knows how to defend his country's interests very firmly.

In this case, I think that the responsibilities related to the interests of Brussels will prevail here, not the national interests of Hungary. In this respect, of course, Orbán is known as a politician who defends the interests of his country very hard

Peskov emphasized.

The most important topic of the meeting is the possibility of creating peace, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister's press chief from the Ukrainian capital, underlined to MTI. In connection with the visit, the Hungarian Prime Minister said:

The goal of the Hungarian presidency is to contribute to solving the challenges facing the European Union. My first trip therefore led to Kiev.

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