Hungary's Foreign Minister tells state-run Russian media no Zelenskyy-Orbán meeting planned for now

A meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not take place any time soon, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said.

Source: European Pravda, citing Szijjártó’s comment to Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti

Quote from Szijjártó: "Some preconditions must be in place for this meeting, and these conditions for organising the meeting are far from being met."

Background:

• At the end of January, Szijjártó indicated that there was a "long way to go" before a meeting between Zelenskyy and Orbán, adding that it would take place after Kyiv fulfils Budapest's conditions.
• The Hungarian minister noted that if Ukraine fulfils Hungary's conditions, it will start a clean slate in bilateral relations and allow for a meeting at the highest level.
• At the same time, after his talks with Szijjártó, Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, announced a "strong move" towards a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Hungary.

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