President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Kyiv, noting that it contributes to the formation of at least "pragmatic relations" between the countries. He said this during a press conference, an UNN correspondent reports.
The fact that the visit was to Ukraine is good for us in any case, because we didn't have any specific relations. We are neighbors, we are not at war with the Hungarians,
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The President emphasized that we have only one enemy - Russia, which, unfortunately, has dragged Belarus into this war, from whose territory Ukraine was also attacked.
"We need to have strong, friendly relations, but first we need to at least build pragmatic relations. There are many of our people there. Therefore, I believe that his (Viktor Orban's - ed.) visit to Ukraine was right," the President said.
Zelensky emphasized that he did not know about Orban's upcoming visit to Moscow immediately after his visit to Kyiv.
"I do not support his visit to Russia, but it is his decision. The EU and NATO countries condemned him for it," he added.
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