Polish President Cancels Orban Meeting After Putin Visit
Following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has canceled a planned official visit to Budapest. Nawrocki will still attend the Visegrad Group summit in Esztergom to discuss regional security with the presidents of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. This decision stems from Nawrocki’s commitment to finding ways to end the war in Ukraine and the legacy of his predecessor, Lech Kaczyński, who advocated for united European action. During his visit to Moscow, Orban offered Hungary as a potential venue for negotiations and suggested Ukraine should return to a “buffer zone” status.
John Q. Hosedrinker