Orban says he has accepted an invitation to meet with Zelensky - media
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accepts President Zelenskyy's invitation to their first official meeting since the start of the war.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had accepted an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold a bilateral meeting, UNN reports citing Sky news.
The publication emphasizes that if this does happen, it will be the first official bilateral meeting between the two leaders since the beginning of the war.
Orban said Zelenskiy proposed a meeting earlier this month and offered to "negotiate."
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"I told him I would be at his disposal. We only need to clarify one question: about what?" - the Hungarian leader added.
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According to media reports, Orban claimed that the Ukrainian president wanted to discuss Ukraine's application to join the EU, a move that Hungary strongly opposes.