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In Snub To Hungary, EU To Hold Meeting In Brussels, Borrell Says

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (file photo)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (file photo)

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the bloc will hold a strategic meeting next month in Brussels instead of Budapest, the capital of the current holder of the EU's rotating presidency, Hungary. The bloc's move came in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s trips to Russia and China this month, which he said were part of a "peace mission" aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Orban's move caused outrage among Ukraine's allies, who saw it as undermining their support for Kyiv. "EU member states overwhelmingly criticized Hungary’s lack of sincere and loyal cooperation," Borrell wrote on X. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.

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