Orban: Hungary is not closing the door to talks with Moscow
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban stated that she is ready to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov if there are specific topics for such a conversation.
TL;DR
- Hungary's Foreign Minister Anita Orban is ready to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov if there are specific topics for discussion.
- Budapest aims to build pragmatic relations with Moscow, viewing Russia as an important regional player.
- Summoning the Russian ambassador was a normal diplomatic step, not a closure of communication channels.
- Hungary will not use its EU veto power for political pressure but will employ it to protect Hungarian interests.
- Hungary desires transparent relations with Russia based on mutual interests, but sees current Russian foreign policy as a security risk.
- Russia stated that balanced relations with Hungary are possible if pragmatic energy policies are maintained and no weapons are supplied to Ukraine.