Putin's press secretary claims Orbán does not pass Trump's message to Putin

Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not pass any messages from US President-elect Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation. Source: European Pravda, citing Russia's Interfax news agency Details: Answering a direct question about whether Orban had passed any message from US President-elect Donald Trump to Putin, Peskov said, "No."

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Hungarian PM also said that Putin and Orban had not discussed the possibility of a meeting.

A Kremlin spokesman says that during the phone conversation, Putin and Orban discussed matters related to energy policy, Ukraine, and "Syrian affairs."

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  • The Kremlin's press service reported the conversation between the Hungarian PM and the Russian leader earlier on Wednesday.

    Viktor Orban commented on the conversation and said that Hungary intends to use all "diplomatic means in favour of a ceasefire and peace talks" in Ukraine.

  • Viktor Orban recently met with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida. 
  • Meanwhile, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Hungary would continue its so-called "peacekeeping mission" in Ukraine this week.

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