Szijjarto called the phone conversation between Putin and Trump great news.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto commented on the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump. He made a corresponding statement on the social network X (Ex. Twitter).

"Great news from Washington and Moscow. The world has become a safer place today. We fully support the peace agreement and hope that Brussels will not undermine the peace process," he said.

According to the diplomat, the call was "a big step towards peace."

Sense of contact: Putin and Trump agree on diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

In an hour and a half, they also discussed prisoner exchanges, the situation in the Middle East and the Iran nuclear deal

The Russian President and the American leader had a telephone conversation earlier that day. Prior to that, Putin and Trump held telephone talks on February 12. As reported, the leaders of the countries discussed many topics, including the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.