The Polish prime minister criticized the idea of organizing a meeting on the end of the war in Ukraine in Budapest. “Budapest? Not everyone can remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine has already received guarantees of territorial integrity from the United States, Russia and Great Britain. In Budapest. Maybe I'm superstitious, but this time I would try to find a different place” – wrote Donald Tusk.
The Hungarian politician hits the Polish prime minister
“Donald Tusk seems to be nervous that he was not invited to talks in Washington. In his frustration, he attacks the nation with which Poland is connected by a long -term friendship – exactly on the day we, Hungarians, celebrate the creation of our state. What would his Polish ancestors think about this behavior?” – Balazs Orban asked rhetorically.
According to the sources of the American Portal Politico, Budapest is the “first choice” of American special services as a place of three -sided peacetime conversations with the participation of US President Donald Trump, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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During the Monday meeting in Washington Trump, Zelnski and the European leaders accompanying him, determined that The next stage in peaceful negotiations should be the Zelanski-Putin meetingand then a tripartite conversation with the participation of an American leader. A spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt did not confirm that Budapest is being considered as a meeting place. “We'll give details when it is possible,” she noted.
In the Budapest Memorandum signed on December 5, 1994 with the US security guarantees, Russia and Great Britain assured Ukraine about respecting its borders and sovereignty in exchange for getting rid of nuclear weapons taken over after the collapse of the USSR.
In December 2024 – on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the document – the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Memorandum, calling it “a monument to myopia in making strategic safety decisions”.
