Orban talks about the most dangerous weeks of the conflict in Ukraine

The most dangerous weeks of the conflict in Ukraine are under way. This opinion was expressed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on December 11.

"This morning I had an hour-long phone conversation with President [Russia's Vladimir] Putin. We are living in the most dangerous weeks of the conflict," he wrote on his Facebook page (banned in Russia, owned by Meta Corporation, recognized as extremist in Russia).

He added that Hungary, for its part, would use all diplomatic means at its disposal to help the ceasefire and establish peace.

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Orban's phone call with Putin became known earlier in the day. The Kremlin press service said that the conversation took place at the initiative of the Hungarian side. The report also specified that the Hungarian prime minister showed interest in helping to jointly find a solution to the political and diplomatic crisis in Ukraine, including involving Western leaders in the issue.

On December 10, Orban said that the liberal world order is over and in the future those countries that maximize the use of their strength will be the winners. Global change is coming, he said, urging countries to use all their resources to avoid losing their relevance and sovereignty.

On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose term of office expired on 20 May, said that he was interested in a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian crisis and also put forward the idea of deploying European troops in Ukraine until it joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He also said that Ukraine needs security guarantees, namely NATO membership, to end the fighting.

Before that, on December 8, the newly elected US President Donald Trump said that the head of the Kiev regime would like to "make a deal" with Russia. According to him, it is necessary to immediately cease fire and start negotiations, otherwise the Ukrainian conflict may worsen. In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on Trump's words about Kiev's desire to "make a deal," recalled that Putin repeatedly said that Russia is open to negotiations on Ukraine and welcomes proposals from China, India, Brazil and other countries.

The special operation to protect Donbass, which Putin announced would begin on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.