Hungarian Prime Minister Says Europe Close To Deciding On Deploying Peacekeeping Troops in Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban

Newsweek: Europe Close to Deciding on Peacekeeping Troops in Ukraine—Viktor Orbán

European leaders are close to discussing whether the European Union can send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was quoted as saying on Friday.

Orbán, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was speaking to local radio station Kossuth Rádió on Friday morning about Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, media outlet Mandiner reported.

Earlier in March, the Russian government mentioned Hungary as being in a group of foreign states that it said had committed "unfriendly actions against Russia, its companies and citizens," despite a longstanding amicable relationship between Orbán and Putin.

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Update #1: EU ready to discuss ‘some peacekeeping missions’ in Ukraine, says Hungary’s Orban (New Voice of Ukraine)

Update #2: EU Leaders Ready To Discuss Peacekeepers For Ukraine - Orban (Ukrainian News)

WNU Editor: Such a deployment of EU "peacekeepers" will be viewed by Russia as a deployment of NATO troops into Ukraine .... Former Russian President Medvedev warns NATO ‘peacekeeping’ troops in Ukraine will be legitimate targets (EuroWeekly News).