Orbán: The success of the Russia-US summit is of fundamental survival interest for Hungary
Russian State News Agency, Moscow, October 20th - Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán stated that Hungary hopes the Russia-US Budapest summit will be successful, which is of fundamental survival interest for Hungary, as the end of the Ukraine conflict would bring many benefits to Hungary's economy.
On October 16th, Russian President Putin and US President Trump had their eighth telephone conversation of the year. After this two-and-a-half-hour call, the Kremlin spokesperson Ushakov stated that Moscow and Washington will immediately start preparing for the next meeting between the two leaders, which may take place in the capital of Hungary, Budapest. Ushakov pointed out that the US proposed that Hungary host this meeting, and the Russian president supported this proposal.
Hungarian government spokesperson Kovács quoted Orbán as saying: "It is good that US President Trump and Russian President Putin are planning to meet in Budapest, but will bread become cheaper because of it? Let's sort it out, what way is needed for bread to get cheaper."
According to Orbán, since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict three years ago, Hungary has lost billions of forints. In addition, the prices of natural gas and electricity in Hungary have risen, inflation has accelerated, and trade has slowed down.
Orbán emphasized: "If the war can end, all of this will stop. Hungary's economy will finally be able to catch its breath and return to pre-war growth rates. Everyone will earn more, and even bread will become cheaper. This is why Hungary, from the perspective of fundamental survival issues, hopes the Budapest peace summit will be successful. Let's continue to work for this!"
Orbán previously stated that he has ordered the establishment of a Budapest summit preparation committee. According to him, the preparation work started on October 16th. Orbán believes that the Russia-US summit has a high possibility of bringing peace to Ukraine.
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