In a document prepared ahead of the March 6 European Council meeting, Orban highlighted “strategic differences” between Hungary and other EU nations, which he said “cannot be bridged.” He argued the EU should follow the U.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written a letter to European Council President António Costa, demanding direct negotiations between the EU and Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine. Orbán suggested blocking the adoption of the EU's conclusions regarding Ukraine,

As momentum builds for a ceasefire with Russia , Ukraine has all but lost a valuable bargaining chip. The Ukrainian army stunned Russia in August by attacking across the border and taking control of an estimated 1,