The Kremlin stated Thursday that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban proposed a Ukraine Christmas truce to President Vladimir Putin in a call the day before.The Hungarian nationalist one of the couple of European leaders who has actually kept ties with Moscow declared Wednesday that Ukraine had turned down the proposal, however Kyiv stated it had not talked about the initiative.During a telephone call, Orban proposed carrying out a significant detainee exchange on Christmas Eve and revealing a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Peskov claimed that Russia submitted propositions on the exchange to the Hungarian embassy in Moscow that day, saying it supported Orbans efforts.Orban on Wednesday claimed Kyiv had rejected the proposal.However, Ukraine rejected talking about the proposal.
In a written declaration, presidential assistant Dmytro Lytvyn said, As always, the Hungarian side did not go over anything with Ukraine.
As constantly, the Hungarian side did not caution [us] about its contacts with Moscow.Orban is because of meet Turkeys Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the future Thursday as part of what he calls a peace mission.The Hungarian leader has actually been blasted by other EU nations for maintaining contacts with the Kremlin almost 3 years into its major intrusion of Ukraine.