Putin supports "Christmas truce" with Ukraine, — Reuters
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Russian President Vladimir Putin supports the efforts of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to achieve a "Christmas truce" with Ukraine. He also does not refuse a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war.
This was reported by Reuters on Thursday, December 12.
Russia supports the idea of a "Christmas truce"
As the publication notes, Orbán made an offer for a "Christmas truce" and a large-scale exchange of prisoners during a conversation with Putin on Wednesday. No further details of this visit were made public. According to Reuters, the Kremlin supports these ideas.
"The Russian side fully supports Orban's efforts aimed at finding a peaceful settlement and resolving humanitarian issues related to the exchange of prisoners," Dmitry Peskov said.
The Russian Federal Security Service has clarified the details of a possible prisoner exchange at the Hungarian embassy, as the publication notes, citing Peskov's words. The report also states that shortly after the conversation between Orbán and Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the Hungarian leader for undermining the unity of the West and allegedly mocking Hungary's peace efforts.
It should be reminded, that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a telephone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The topic was, in particular, the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to such discussion.
Dmytro Lytvyn responded to the offer of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to organize a "Christmas truce" between Ukraine and the aggressor state — Russia. He emphasized that the Hungarian side did not discuss anything with our state.
