Ukraine has listened to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s proposal for a ceasefire but believes that such initiatives cannot be considered in isolation from other aspects of the settlement, the deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Ihor Zhovkva, has told the Ukrainian media.
Speaking on Ukrainian Telethon, Zhovkva said:
He [Orbán] has made his point. This is not the first country to talk about such possible developments. The President listened to the interlocutor, but in response he outlined his position. Ukraine’s position is quite clear, understandable and well-known. The point is that such processes [ceasefire] cannot be considered in isolation.
Zhovkva added that Ukraine’s position is to seek a settlement along the lines of the so-called peace summits initiated by Kyiv.
Earlier, Orbán said at a briefing after the talks in Kyiv that he had offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to agree to a ceasefire. Zelensky did not mention the Hungarian prime minister’s initiative in his speech at the same briefing.
In addition to proposing a temporary ceasefire, the Hungarian prime minister expressed his desire to establish relations with Ukraine and sign a global co-operation agreement with it.
