05.07.2024 22:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin, listed his conditions to end the war with Ukraine. Putin stated, "There should not be a ceasefire or any kind of pause that the Kiev regime would use to compensate for its losses, regroup, and rearm. Russia is in favor of the conflict coming to a complete and definitive end." Putin also said that Ukraine should withdraw all its forces from the Donbas, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions.
To end the war with Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin listed the conditions, saying, "There should not be a ceasefire or some kind of pause that Kiev regime will use to compensate for its losses, regroup, and rearm. Russia is in favor of the conflict coming to a complete and definitive end." Putin also called on Ukraine to withdraw all its forces from the Donbas, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions.
PUTIN HOSTS HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held a joint press conference after a meeting that lasted about 2.5 hours at the Kremlin. Putin emphasized that they had important discussions with Orban, including the situation in Ukraine and international and regional issues. Putin said, "Orban mentioned the recent talks he had in Kiev and made a series of proposals. He also called for a ceasefire and negotiations to begin with Russia."
"KIEV IS STILL NOT READY TO END THE WAR"
Putin emphasized that Russia always supports the resolution of the conflict through diplomatic means, but they hear from the other side that they do not want to resolve the conflict in this way. The sponsors of the conflict are trying to use the Ukrainian people as victims in the war against Russia. According to what we heard from Prime Minister Orban, Kiev is still not ready to end the war," he said.
CONDITIONS FOR UKRAINE: DONBAS, ZAPORIZHIA, KHERSON
Putin emphasized that the Kiev government does not want to end the state of war in the country because it would mean going to elections, and he claimed that the current leaders of Ukraine have almost zero chance of winning in possible elections. Putin highlighted that Russia has announced its conditions to end the war, saying, "There should not be a ceasefire or some kind of pause that the Kiev regime will use to compensate for its losses, regroup, and rearm. Russia is in favor of the conflict coming to a complete and definitive end."
Putin said that in addition to other conditions, Ukraine needs to withdraw all its forces from the Donbas, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions for peace.
In his speech, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said that Hungary's most important task within the framework of the EU Presidency is to fight for peace. He emphasized that what Europe needs is peace and that the shortest way to peace should be found. Orban said, "I wanted to hear the Russian President's thoughts on three important issues. These are his thoughts on peace initiatives, ceasefire and peace negotiations, and the order in which they should take place, as well as how he sees post-war Europe." Orban emphasized that Moscow and Kiev have divergent positions on the conflict and that significant efforts are needed to end the war.