Does not have a mandate from the EU – Michel on Orban’s trip to Putin

Does not have a mandate from the EU, – Michel on Orban’s trip to Putin Irina Marciyash

Head of the European Council Charles Michel commented on media statements about Orban's trip to Russia/Photo by Charles Michel

The media spread information that the head of the Hungarian government was going to visit Russia on Friday. Thus, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, reacted to such a media report.

Michel wrote about this on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

Michel reacted to media reports about Orban's trip to Moscow

Head of the European Council Michel said that Hungary, which has held the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union since the beginning of July, does not have a mandate to interact with Russia on behalf of the EU.

The European Council has a clear position: Russia is the aggressor, Ukraine is the victim. No discussions about Ukraine can take place without Ukraine, wrote Charles Michel. -The Hungarian minister will leave for Moscow on July 5. A few days ago, he was in Kyiv and talked with Vladimir Zelensky, offering to agree to conditions favorable to the aggressor country for a ceasefire.

In addition of this, according to the information released, it was said that Orban would not visit Russia alone. Most likely, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, who was absent from Orban’s delegation in Kyiv, will also go to the Russian capital.