Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to Moscow on July 5 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. This visit occurred days after Orban met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on July 5 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, days after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will also accompany Orban to the Kremlin.

Orban arrived in Moscow on July 5 for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, days after his first wartime visit to Kyiv.

During the Kyiv visit, Orban urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider a ceasefire, a suggestion Zelensky rejected.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban began talks on the Ukraine war at the Kremlin Friday.

On 5 July, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban paid an official visit to Moscow and met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

A number of European leaders reacted sharply to the Hungarian prime minister's visit to Moscow, stressing that Orban did not represent the EU in Russia during his meeting with Putin.