Overview
- Péter Szijjártó said on CNN that Vladimir Putin would not be arrested if he travels to Hungary for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The minister noted Putin was not detained during his summer visit to the United States and said Hungary would act similarly.
- Szijjártó called on EU states along a potential route to allow Putin’s plane to reach Budapest for the proposed summit.
- He argued that any country denying overflight would be signaling that it does not want peace.
- Hungary has announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, which issued 2023 arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova‑Belova.