Kremlin spokesperson Peskov confirms receipt of revised U.S. peace plan.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Kremlin, where they discussed the possibility of holding peace negotiations on Hungarian territory.

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“If, during our negotiations, we end up using the Budapest platform, I would also be pleased. And I want to thank you for your willingness to help,” Putin told Orban at the start of the meeting.

In October, U.S. President Donald Trump had raised the possibility of the Hungarian capital serving as the venue for a U.S.-Russia summit, a proposal that the European Union did not welcome.

“Hungary is ready to offer itself as the venue for such negotiations and is prepared to contribute to the successful outcome of this process. We are interested in peace, and we sincerely hope that the recently unveiled peace initiative will ultimately lead to that peace,” Orban said, emphasizing that Hungarian policy toward Russia does not allow for external pressure.

In response, Putin highlighted the Hungarian leader’s “balanced stance” on Ukraine, which differs from that of most EU members, as he opposes providing financial support to Kiev and imposing sanctions on Moscow.

Present at the Kremlin meeting were the foreign ministers of both countries — Russia’s Sergei Lavrov and Hungary’s Peter Szijjarto — as well as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who coordinates his country’s energy policy. Currently, Russia supplies Budapest with oil and gas at preferential prices.

On Friday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Russia has received the framework of the U.S. peace plan, adjusted after consultations with Ukraine and the European Union in Geneva.

“We have been informed of the main parameters, and next week a conversation will take place in Moscow,” he said, noting that Russia does not want to comment on progress toward peace with Ukraine “in such a public, megaphone format,” so as not to get ahead of unfolding events.

Peskov also said Russia will announce in due time the exact date when Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, will arrive in Moscow to hold talks with Putin.

During his press conference, the Kremlin spokesperson again questioned the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, arguing that his term expired in 2024. For that reason, Russia has doubts about the legal status of any potential agreement with Ukraine.

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Source: EFE

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