BUDAPEST, Hungary: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed that former US President Donald Trump told him in a meeting that he “wouldn’t give a penny” to the war in Ukraine – a claim Trump’s camp did not comment on.
Orban – the only EU leader to maintain ties with the Kremlin since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – traveled to Florida on Friday to meet his “good friend” Donald Trump who has often expressed hope for the return of Republicans to power.
Speaking about his visit to the public M1 broadcaster late on Sunday, Orban said the two men discussed the war in Ukraine during a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Friday.
“He has a very clear vision, which is hard not to agree with. He says the following: first of all, he will not give a penny in the Ukraine-Russia war,” Orban said.
“That is why the war will end, because it is obvious that Ukraine cannot stand on its own feet.”
The Hungary’s president further said that if the Americans do not give money, the Europeans alone will not be able to finance this war. “And then the war is over,” he added.
