Ahead of a European Union summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made it clear that negotiations and peace are needed, not arms deliveries to Ukraine.
Media outlet Mandiner learnt that PM Orbán recommended in a letter to António Costa, the president of the European Council, that the EU should follow US President Donald Trump's policy and start peace negotiations with Russia.
In the leaked letter, reported on by the Financial Times, PM Orbán said there were strategic differences in the approach to Ukraine among member states that could not be bridged by drafting or communication.
Mandiner said that the summit on Thursday was expected to decide on setting up a new, 20 billion euro fund to purchase air defence equipment and missiles for Ukraine.
In his letter to Costa, PM Orbán noted that setting up such a fund would require a unanimous decision, which was not possible without Hungary's support.