Hungarian prime minister calls for urgent Europe–Russia summit

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on the European Union to urgently initiate a high-level summit between EU leaders and the Russian Federation, signalling a potential shift in diplomatic engagement between the West and Moscow.

The proposal was put forward during a virtual summit of EU leaders and later confirmed by Orban in a post on his official account on the social media platform X, Caliber.Az reports.

“The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union held a meeting today.

1. It has been confirmed that the danger of a third world war can only be reduced through a Trump-Putin meeting.

2. It has been confirmed that the isolation-based strategy has failed.

3. It has been confirmed that there is no solution to the Russia-Ukraine war on the frontline; only diplomatic efforts can bring a solution.

4. It has been confirmed that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union provides no security guarantees; therefore, linking membership with security guarantees is unnecessary and dangerous.

Hungary welcomes the steps taken at the Trump-Putin talks and supports the continuation of the negotiation process, with particular regard to a second Trump-Putin meeting. We are keeping the Hungarian initiative on the agenda for the Union to propose a Europe-Russia summit as soon as possible,” the post by Hungarian PM reads.

By Vafa Guliyeva