Putin looks to use Hungary in Ukraine peace-talks amid frosty tensions between Orban and Zelensky

“He, to a large extent, dictates the agenda of the foreign policy on the EU Council.”

Now that Victor Orban is president of the EU Council, Putin may attempt to use the Russia-friendly Hungarian prime minister in peace talks, says Tim Marshall, journalist and author.

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