#Hungary's #Orban urged the #EU to start direct discussions w/ #Russia on a ceasefire in #Ukraine & drop plans for a joint declaration at an extraordinary EU #summit.
Orban said there are "strategic differences in our approach to Ukraine that cannot be bridged".
"I am convinced that the European Union - following the example of the #UnitedStates - should enter into direct discussions w/Russia on a ceasefire & sustainable peace in Ukraine," Orban, a #Trump ally, said.