The Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban did not hesitate to shake hands with the President of Russia, who is wanted on an international arrest warrant for crimes in Ukraine
On the occasion of the “One Belt, One Road” meeting, which will formally begin on Wednesday, October 18, Orbán and Putin met today in Beijing. This substantial logistics project was initially introduced in 2013. The proposal entails the development of three routes from China, one each to the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Persian Gulf.
On the occasion of the “One Belt, One Road” meeting, which will formally begin on Wednesday, October 18, Orbán and Putin met today in Beijing. This substantial logistics project was initially introduced in 2013. The proposal entails the development of three routes from China, one each to the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Persian Gulf.
It’s unclear exactly what the Russian president meant when he said, “Many European countries.” Serbia and Belarus, a satellite of Serbia, also enjoy cordial ties with Russia in addition to Hungary. Putin commended the Hungarian government for expanding trade connections with Russia, but he also acknowledged that these ties had severely weakened this year.
