On Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that he hold talks in Budapest with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, European media said.

Orbán said the answer was yes, but the Russian president says he has certain conditions.

According to them, Orbán said that he also invited French President Emmanuel Marcon and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Hungary for talks.

In turn, Bloomberg said, in addition, during the conversation, the Hungarian Prime Minister spoke in favor of a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Aaccording to Bloomberg, Orbán said that he did not refuse cooperation with Russia in the nuclear sector.

In addition, according to Euronews, answering the question of whether Hungary would pay Russia for gas in rubles, Orbán replied that paying in rubles will not be a problem for Hungary. If the Russians want to be paid in rubles, we will pay in rubles, the Hungarian prime minister said.