Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is making a surprise visit to China after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. State broadcaster CCTV reported Monday that Orbán met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
FILE - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a joint news conference with Russia n President Vladimir Putin following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia , Friday, July 5, 2024. Hungary ’s Orban meets Xi Jinping during a surprise visit to China after his trips to Russia and Ukraine July 8, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a joint news conference with Russia n President Vladimir Putin following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia , Friday, July 5, 2024.
“Peace mission 3.0” is how Orbán captioned a picture posted early Monday on the X social media platform depicting him after having stepped off his plane in Beijing. He was being greeted by Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying and other officials.His previously unannounced visit comes on the heels of similar trips last week to Moscow and Kyiv, where he proposed that Ukraine consider agreeing to an immediate cease-fire with Russia.
Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the EU at the start of July and Putin suggested that Orbán had come to Moscow as a top representative of the European Council. Several top European officials dismissed that suggestion and said Orbán had no mandate for anything beyond a discussion about bilateral relations.
That posture has frustrated Hungary’s EU and NATO allies, who have denounced Russia’s actions as a breach of international law and a threat to the security of countries in Eastern Europe.
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