The world is astonished: Trump may meet Putin in Hungary
Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs and a Senator of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, believes Hungary would be ideal for President Trump and Putin to meet and discuss how to end the ongoing bloody conflict in Ukraine. According to Trump, Putin asked for the meeting.
Orbán cabinet believes Trump will bring peace to Ukraine
President Trump said during the election campaign that he would put an end to the ongoing violent conflict in Ukraine in no time if elected. As Trump’s inauguration draws near, it seems he will be able to meet that promise since he said President Putin asked for a meeting, although he did not specify what topics they would discuss or when that may happen. Trump only said that the meeting is now being set up.
According to Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, they may meet in Budapest, Hungary, or at least that is what Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs and a Senator of Russia also serving as the Representative of the legislative (representative) authority of the Jewish Autonomous Region, said in an interview.
The Hungarian government is looking forward to Trump’s inauguration. Orbán endorsed Trump back in 2015, making him the first country leader to do so. Before the 2024 election campaign, Trumpist Republican politicians regularly travelled to Hungary, took part in different conferences, CPACs, etc. (more about the – financial – background of their bromance in THIS article). We covered yesterday that Orbán’s chief spin doctor, Árpád Habony, regularly travelled to Florida to network with the Trump team. He also worked e.g. in the Georgian campaign for the pro-Russia Georgian Dream movement.
Hungary spent a lot of money on creating and improving links with the Trump team
Orbán regularly said during the election campaign that Trump is the only pro-peace candidate for the presidency and all who want to bring peace to Ukraine should endorse, support, and vote for him. Since the Hungarian government has been accusing the Hungarian opposition of being pro-war for years, the fight for the White House became a crucial domestic issue in Hungary.
Because of the Orbán-Trump “bromance” and Orbán’s smooth relationship with Putin, Budapest can be a good place for the two leaders to meet. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian press that the USA has not yet officially asked for a meeting, which is unsurprising since its president will still be Biden for eight more days, who would not like to meet with Putin.
Trump may meet Putin in Hungary, Russian Senator says
Meanwhile, Senator Dzhabarov told a journalist in an interview that Hungary could be an ideal venue for a Trump-Putin summit. He believes PM Orbán could guarantee the safety of the two world leaders. He added the two parties should meet on “neutral” ground. Before, Finland could have been a perfect place, but they joined NATO and became very aggressive towards Russia. He did not mention in the interview that Hungary is also a NATO member state.
Dzhabarov said the two world leaders should meet because there are lots of questions they need to discuss. In the last four years, the Russian-American relationship deteriorated, so they must discuss. He added, however, that nobody can say when such a summit could be organised.
Donald Trump appointed Keith Kellogg as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia in November. Kellogg said Trump aimed to find a solution to the war in Ukraine in his first 100 days in power.
Before, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed his country’s readiness to provide a platform for negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. “If it comes to that – why not”, Putin evaluated the offer in December.
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