Kremlin press secretary says Moscow supports Orbán's plan for PoW exchange
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Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:50:16 +0200
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow supports Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbns request for a Christmas ceasefire and a prisoner exchange with Ukraine, which Orbn made to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
Source Russian stateowned news agency RIA Novosti Details According to Peskov, Russia has never abandoned peace negotiations and has constantly expressed its willingness to do so, but only on the basis of the Istanbul agreements of the 2022.
Quote We assume that consultations on peace will continue.
The Russian side fully supports Orbns efforts aimed at finding a peaceful settlement and resolving humanitarian issues related to the exchange of prisoners, Peskov told reporters.
He added that the Russian Federal Security Service purportedly forwarded a Russian proposal for the prisoner exchange to the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow on 11 December, following a discussion between Orbn and Putin.
Ukraine reportedly rejected all of the Hungarian politicians ideas, according to Putins press secretary.
Judging by Zelenskyys reaction on social media, as well as of his entourage, the Ukrainian side rejected all of Orbns proposals, Peskov stated.
It is important to note that he made no explicit mention of Russias backing for the Christmas truce.
Background Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn shared that he spoke with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for an hour on 11 December.
We are taking every possible diplomatic step to argue in favour of a ceasefire and peace talks, Orbn stated.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised Orbn for his phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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