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Ukraine, Orban's surprise visit to Beijing by Xi

New solo mission. Brussels now wants clarification

Ukraine, Orban's surprise visit to Beijing by Xi.

The Hungarian premier Viktor Orban continues to shake the European Union. After Kiev e Moscow, a final stage of the self-peace mission sees him visiting a Beijing, received from Xi Jinping.

“The president made it clear to me that China will continue to work to create conditions for peace. We are not alone! The mission will continue..." posted on X Orban. In reality, Budapest is increasingly isolated.

«Orban has no mandate to represent the EU in these visits», reiterated the spokesperson of the European Commission, Eric Mamer, during the daily meeting with the press.

«Hungary – he recalled – he has specific responsibilities when it comes to managing the work of the Council, as rotating president of the EU, but this is completely different from what he does as a member state with its own foreign policy". In short, it speaks for itself.

At the meeting of the Permanent Representatives of the 27 in the EU, scheduled for Wednesday, to the ambassador of Hungary therefore they will be "asked for clarification". This is what diplomatic sources explain underlining "the growing concern" in European capitals.

Tensions could grow further as the Foreign Affairs Council approaches, given that Budapest – it explains further – «continue blocking» the green light to the European Peace Facility, i.e. military aid for Ukraine, where there is already a 26-member agreement.

The Hungarian prime minister is now expected in Washington for the annual NATO summit, which opens tomorrow. The general secretary Jens Stoltenberg last week he revealed that Orban had informed his staff of the visit to Moscow - the EU, on the other hand, had fallen from the clouds - and that, during the summit, there would perhaps have been the possibility of an exchange of views on the point. But the US did not hide their irritation. The Hungarian Prime Minister's visit to China "It's not constructive" in efforts to achieve one «just peace» in Ukraine, says the spokesperson of the National Security Council John Kirby.

Ucraina, visita a sorpresa di Orban a Pechino da Xi

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