Hungary's Orban meets Putin in Moscow in rare European visit

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Orbán is the first European leader to visit Russia and sit down for talks with Putin since Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer visited the capital in April 2022.

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00:00Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Moscow for talks with Russian President

00:08Vladimir Putin in a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine

00:14more than two years ago.

00:16At a joint press conference following the meeting, Putin claimed Ukraine was not ready

00:21to discuss the ceasefire.

00:23It should not be just a ceasefire or a temporary ceasefire.

00:28It should not be a pause that the Kiev regime could use to restore losses,

00:34regroup and rearm.

00:37We are talking about the complete withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from Donetsk,

00:42Lugansk, People's Republics of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

00:46At a time when Europe needs peace.

01:09Orban's visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced visit to Ukraine,

01:14where he met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and proposed that Kiev consider

01:19an immediate ceasefire with Russia.

01:21His trip to the Russian capital has drawn criticism from other EU leaders.

01:26President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said unity was the only way

01:31to peace in Ukraine.

01:33Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk questioned who Orban was serving.

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