“This is progress”: the US spoke out about Orban’s visit to Ukraine

“This is progress”: the US spoke out about Orban’s visit to Ukraine Vladislav Kravtsov

How the USA reacted to Orban's visit to Ukraine/Collage 24 Channel

US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman spoke about Viktor Orban's visit to Ukraine on July 2. An American diplomat called the visit of the head of the Hungarian government to Kyiv “progress.”

David Pressman wrote about this on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter. This was Viktor Orban’s first trip to Ukraine in the last 12 years, reports 24 Kanal.

What they wrote in the USA regarding Orban’s visit to Kyiv

The US Ambassador to Hungary noted that the American side welcomes the trip of Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Kyiv to interact with the leadership of Ukraine.

This is Progress, – David Pressman wrote briefly in his note.

Before this, Russia also reacted to Viktor Orban’s visit. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Hungary, which holds the EU presidency, must fulfill its functions. And with this visit, according to Peskov, Budapest represents “primarily the interests of Brussels.”

How the State Department reacted to Orban’s statement about a ceasefire

In addition, Deputy Speaker of the US State Department Vedant Patel responded to Orban’s statement about a ceasefire from Ukraine during a briefing. A representative of the US State Department noted that the American side, together with NATO, adheres to the position that any country must make every effort to ensure the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine.

“We and NATO has clearly stated that there is really only one solution here: Russia simply has to withdraw from the territory of Ukraine,” Patel noted.

He also emphasized that Russia is the aggressor , which encroaches on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and disregards the UN Charter. But Patel noted that he leaves it up to the respective countries to speak about their policies, although this position does not concern the United States at all.

Previously Viktor Orban in During his visit to the Ukrainian capital, he proposed to Vladimir Zelensky a “ceasefire” with Russia. The Prime Minister of Hungary noted that the war in which Ukrainians live “intensively affects the security of Europe.”