Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has hailed China as a “key power” for promoting peace in Ukraine during a visit to Beijing, the latest in a flurry of high-profile diplomacy after surprise trips to Kyiv and Moscow last week that irked EU and Nato allies.
Orbán landed in the Chinese capital on Monday for what he called a “Peace mission 3.0” in a post on social media platform X. The Hungarian prime minister, whose country took over the rotating EU presidency last week, has made working towards a possible end to the war in Ukraine a top goal.
At China’s Diaoyutai state guesthouse, Orbán praised his hosts as “an important stabilising force” in the world.