Hungary could host talks on peace in Ukraine, Hungary's PM says
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said his country could serve as a venue for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda, citing Magyar in an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung
Details: Magyar said he does not believe weapons are a guarantee of security. He said security guarantees can be provided only by the international community.
The prime minister believes that Hungary cannot play a decisive role in the process, as it is a matter for the great powers, but could provide diplomatic and humanitarian assistance and serve as a venue for negotiations, and noted that his predecessor, Viktor Orbán, also used to propose Budapest as a venue for talks on peace in Ukraine.
Magyar also mentioned the notorious Budapest Memorandum, in which the US and other leading powers guaranteed Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity.
Quote: "Those promises had not been fulfilled, because empty slogans achieve little. Everything is now truly at stake in Ukraine. Many people are dying and the country can lose part of its territory. Which is why Ukraine needs real international guarantees."
Background:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is disappointed that the arrival of a US delegation in Kyiv is being delayed, but Ukraine is still counting on the visit.
- Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said negotiations involving the United States and Russia are continuing at the technical level despite the current pause in high-level contact.
- Ten days ago, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that peace talks on Ukraine had been paused, explaining that the US is "not interested in endless meetings without results". Before that, he said there had been no "fruitful results" in the peace process concerning Ukraine.
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