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Russia has "already won" in the war with Ukraine and the West has to admit it - Orban

To spread: Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes that Russia has already won the war in Ukraine. According to the politician, the event should recognize this fact and begin negotiations with the Kremlin. According to Reuters, on the eve of the US and Russian Presidents Summit, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Orban expressed the opinion that the war in Ukraine was actually ending in favor of Russia.

During his long -term, he repeatedly maintained close ties with Moscow, despite critical remarks from European leaders and counteracting military assistance to Ukraine. Recently, Orban has become the sole leader of the EU who refused to support a joint statement about Ukraine's right to determine its future. In his opinion, the current conflict is not an endless war - according to him, Ukraine lost, and Russia won.

At the same time, the main thing remains when the event recognizes this fact and what the consequences will follow. "The only question is when and under what circumstances the event, which stands for Ukrainians, recognizes that it happened, and that it will work out of all,"-said Hungary Prime Minister in addition, the publication notes that Hungary, which largely depends on Russian energy, has refused to supply the Russian. farmers.

The loss of the opportunity to negotiate with Russia in the early stages of the conflict now puts Europe in a difficult position - its future can be determined without its participation. Orban stressed that when American and Russian leaders are sitting at the table of negotiations and Europe is not invited, it automatically finds itself "on the menu" and not among the participants in the process.

In addition, Orban believes that the EU's joint statement on Ukraine makes Europe "ridiculous and pathetic" in the international arena. Recall that recently, Victor Orban posted on his social network page X Fragment of an interview, which noted that the amount of assistance for Ukrainian refugees should not exceed the support received by unemployed citizens of the country. Focus also wrote that Viktor Orban expressed doubts about a clear idea of modern Ukraine.