Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Budapest "belongs to the peace camp" after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a European Union summit in Brussels. Orban made the comment on social media on February 9, while Hungarian State Secretary for International Relations Zoltan Kovacs quoted him as saying Hungary supported "an immediate cease-fire in order to avoid further deaths." Orban added that Hungary will continue to provide humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine. Hungary has repeatedly criticized EU sanctions on Russia and until an agreement in December blocked an 18 billion-euro EU aid package for Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Hungary Belongs To 'Peace Camp,' Orban Says After Meeting Zelenskiy During EU Summit
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