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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar has sought assurances from Russia that it will refrain from interference in his country's politics, saying there would be no scope for meaningful cooperation without respecting its sovereignty.
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The Kyiv Independent on MSNPolish prime minister rejects Hungary as venue for potential Zelensky-Putin talks
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Aug. 20 that he does not support the idea of potential peace talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary. "Budapest?
Hungary’s opposition leader Peter Magyar accused Russia of deploying its intelligence services to undermine his campaign against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Kremlin’s closest ally in the European Union.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Friday that the possibility of Ukraine ceding land to Russia as part of a peace deal to end their three-year war is “a trap” set by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks ahead of a joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File photo
The denial of a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting comes days after Donald Trump said he had begun arrangements for them to sit down together.
Mr Orban is an ally of the US President, but also supportive of Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Vladimir Putin will not meet Volodymyr Zelensky until he bows to Moscow’s demands, Russia’s foreign minister has said.