Ukraine did not make a specific statement regarding President Vladimir Zelensky’s refusal to speak on the phone with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. He stated this in an interview RIA Novosti Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó.
According to the diplomat, Budapest requested a meeting with Zelensky, but the response was a “cultureless refusal” without explanation.
“They didn’t offer any specific explanation other than what you can read publicly,” Szijjártó said.
In December, Orban reported that Zelensky had rejected an offer of a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia for Christmas. Later, the Ukrainian leader declared that Kiev does not need intermediaries like the Hungarian Prime Minister.
In the same interview with Szijjarto statedUS President-elect Donald Trump said he does not need any mediator to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
Previously in Hungary named The condition for sending Western peacekeepers to Ukraine.