Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to discuss the Ukraine conflict with former US President Donald Trump, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said. Budapest believes the Republican presidential frontrunner is potentially the only person who can end the crisis, the diplomat added.
In an interview with RIA Novosti on Wednesday, Szijjarto said Orban and Trump would meet in Florida on March 8. The pair have maintained close ties for years, sharing similar views on border security, illegal immigration, and the Ukraine conflict.
“We would definitely like to discuss with [Trump] how to achieve peace in Ukraine and in the eastern part of Europe,” Szijjarto stated. He argued that if Trump had been elected in 2020 instead of Joe Biden, the Ukraine conflict would not have broken out and the security situation in the Middle East – where Israel is engaged in a war with Hamas – would not be as dire.