Trump reacts to Orban's idea of a “Christmas truce” in Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
Future Trump adviser Mike Volz said he was ready to consider Orban's peace proposals for Ukraine. Volz emphasized Trump's desire to end the war, but refused to comment on the details of future policy.
Mike Volz, the future national security adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, said that the new White House administration plans to consider the “peace proposals” of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. This was reported by CBS, according to UNN.
Orban is in regular contact with the Russians, and he clearly has a good relationship with President Trump, and I hope that the whole world will want to see some kind of end to the carnage that is taking place in eastern Ukraine... We need to stop the fighting. And, you know, if it's some kind of a ceasefire as a first step, again, we'll look carefully at what that means. But until January 20, we are also coordinating with the current administration,
According to him, President Trump has made it clear that he wants this war to end.
Meanwhile, Volz declined to comment on any details of the Trump administration's future policy of restricting Ukraine's use of U.S. weapons or targeted assistance to Ukraine.
Previously
Orban saidthat he had offered Ukraine a “Christmas truce” and a prisoner exchange, but, according to the Presidential Office, Ukraine had not been informed of such initiatives. The President's Office added that negotiations on the exchange of prisoners have been ongoing for two weeks and are not related to Orban's statements.
