Hungary's Orban in China on Ukraine peace mission

STORY: :: Hungary's Viktor Orban arrives in China on his Ukraine peace mission and meets President Xi

:: July 8, 2024

:: Beijing, China

:: China has been promoting a six-point peace plan it issued with Brazil in May

China, which has close ties to Russia, has been promoting a six-point peace plan it issued with Brazil in May, while Orban has kicked off a 'peace mission' following his country assuming the EU's rotating presidency at the beginning of this month.

The Hungarian leader's visit comes after he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv and also went to the Kremlin, a trip that drew a strong rebuke from his allies.

Orban is a critic of Western military aid to Ukraine and is the EU leader with the warmest relations with Xi and Putin.