White House comments on Orban's visit to Moscow
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The White House is concerned about Hungarian Prime Minister Orban's visit to Moscow to meet with Putin, as it will not advance peace and will not support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The White House is concerned about the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow, during which he met with Russian Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin. This was stated at a briefing by an unnamed representative of the US presidential administration, UNN reports .
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"We are concerned that Prime Minister Orban has decided to make this trip to Moscow, which will neither advance the cause of peace nor support the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine," he said.
As the official noted, "Russia can end this war today by stopping its aggression against Ukraine.
Context
July 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin receives Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Kremlin on Friday for talks, including on Ukraine.
At a press conference with Putin, Orban said that during his trips to Moscow and Kyiv, he realized that the positions of both sides regarding the war of aggression unleashed by Russia "are very far apart.
