Orbán Presses Russia-Inclusive Security Plan, Says Ukraine Cannot Win and Peace Is Close

Overview

• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says ending the war should hinge on a new European security architecture that includes Russian interests.
• Orbán argues Ukraine has no chance of defeating Russia and calls ongoing EU financial support for Kyiv “just crazy.”
• He predicts a resolution soon and expects a U.S.–Russia deal on the conflict and broader issues, urging Europeans to open their own channel to Moscow.
• Orbán contends Europe should be strong enough to negotiate rather than to wage war, and he accuses EU leaders of pushing Ukraine to keep fighting.
• Hungary claims it secured an indefinite U.S. exemption on Russian energy sanctions after Orbán’s White House visit, though Washington says it lasts one year, and a planned Trump–Putin summit in Budapest was canceled.