Budapest has maintained close political and economic ties with Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drawing ire from the EU.
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00:00Hungary's foreign minister has reiterated Budapest's stance on peace during his twelfth
00:06visit to Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
00:11Peter Siato, who has repeatedly visited Russia, a step that his European colleagues have avoided,
00:17met with Sergey Lavrov on Monday.
00:20But leaders discussed the conflict in Ukraine.
00:22The visit to Moscow coincides with Hungary's rotating presidency of the European Union.
00:50In July, Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to Moscow and met with Vladimir Putin, sparking
00:56sharp criticism from the EU.
00:58Under Orban, Budapest has repeatedly pushed for negotiations with Moscow.