Donald Trump will quickly demand peace talks between Russia and Ukraine if he wins November’s US presidential election and has developed “well-founded plans” for doing so, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has claimed after private discussions with the Republican candidate.
That prospect means the EU should reopen direct diplomatic communication with Russia and start “high-level” negotiations with China to find a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine, the Hungarian prime minister said in a private letter to EU leaders following consultations in Moscow and Beijing.
Orbán also said in the letter that on the basis of his recent discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the “general observation” was “that the intensity of the military conflict will radically escalate in the near future”. Moscow has relied heavily on Beijing to prosecute the conflict.
Orbán’s office declined to comment when contacted by the Financial Times, which has seen his letter. Trump’s campaign team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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@YouthfulLapwingDemocrat2yrs2Y
'Peace' talks with Putin? Extraordinary how anyone can propose that.
Like asking Stalin to talk peace with Hitler at the gates of Stalingrad.
Can't wait to see the genius Trumps proposal.
When did he ever have an original idea that was coherent and practical.
Orban should propose becoming part of the new Russian Empire.
Ukraine will never get all their lands back. They would have gotten a better deal before this invasion or even on March 2022 but they decided to try their luck on the battle field. I doubt after the thousands of dead that Russia has suffered since then, they will agree to give anything back. Never going to happen now and no amount of funding Ukraine will change that. They don’t have more men to send to the meat grinder
@V0t1ngCicadaDemocrat2yrs2Y
'Peace' talks with Putin? Extraordinary how anyone can propose that.
Like asking Stalin to talk peace with Hitler at the gates of Stalingrad.
Can't wait to see the genius Trumps proposal.
When did he ever have an original idea that was coherent and practical.
Orban should propose becoming part of the new Russian Empire.
But... Ukraine already INVITED Trump to come "solve" the war. When Trump blared not long ago that he could "solve" the war in 24 hours, President Zelensky invited Trump to come to Ukraine for peace talks that would "solve" the war "in 24 hours."
Strangely, Trump ignored the request and didn't even bother coming. Almost as if he didn't actually care about ending Putin's war there, or actually had no peace plan at all to offer, or something.
China already offered a peace plan. They said both sides should respect each other's "territ… Read more
@K3ynesianMariaNo Labels2yrs2Y
Not interested in what other countries have done? Then you don’t support the international law you keep yapping about. Just like you, I’m more interested in how the West is supplying bombs to decimate Gaza. I’m not interested in what Russia is doing Ukraine. It’s none of my business.
@ResolvedGarlicGreen2yrs2Y
Genuine question
Why is Russia in Ukraine none of your business but the US, UK etc supplying Israel is?
Innocent people in both Gaza and Ukraine are being killed by an aggressor?
International law should be applied to Gaza and Hamas. The ICC is attempting to apply it
Hopefully it will also be able to apply it and physically prosecute others who are guilty of war crimes such as Bush, Blair, Putin etc
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