PM Orban quoted by Russian media

The Hungarian prime minister's speech at the Tranzit political festival was covered by TASS, Russia's state-owned news agency.

Tihany, 2023. augusztus 25. A Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda által közreadott képen Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök (j) a Tranzit politikai fesztiválon Tihanyban 2023. augusztus 25-én. A kormányfõ mellett Bohár Dániel házigazda (b). MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán Fotó: Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán

This strategy will only prolong the conflict and lead to more and more people dying, with some 600-800 deaths registered each and every day. Mr Orban considers this as a political and strategic mistake, for which everyone pays a high price, but Ukrainians are paying the most. 

Hungary's premier also explained that in the EU it's not customary to express such views in public, because you get booed. The Hungarian government will not change its position and calls for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks. Hungary believes that a cessation of hostilities should be achieved as soon as possible, followed by the start of work on a peaceful plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

Cover photo: The photo released by the Prime Minister's Press Office shows Hungarian PM Viktor Orban (r) at the Tranzit political festival in Tihany, on August 25, 2023. Show host Daniel Bohar is seen sitting next to him (l). (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Zoltan Fischer)