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Merz Reveals Details Of Quarrel With Orban In Copenhagen

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Merz Reveals Details Of Quarrel With Orban In Copenhagen
Friedrich Merz

It was about the war in Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has revealed details of the dispute with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that arose last week at a summit of EU leaders in Copenhagen. It was about the war in Ukraine.

It was reported by DW.

Merz claims he heard Orban accuse him of being unwilling to negotiate with Russia.

"He accused us of not wanting to negotiate," Merz explained.

In response to Orban, the German chancellor recalled the events of last year, when Hungary chaired the EU Council.

namely Orban's trip to Kiev and then Moscow in July 2024. It was after that that Russian Federation launched a crushing attack on the Okhmatdet children's hospital in Kiev.

"And Putin's response was to bomb the children's hospital in Kiev. And that's not the way I want to go," Merz told Orban in the midst of the dispute.

Orban and Merz quarrel in Copenhagen

EU leaders last week gathered for a summit of the bloc's representatives in Copenhagen, where unknown drones recently flew in.

Politicians discussed strengthening Europe's security: that's when a dispute arose between the German chancellor and Hungary's prime minister.

Merz accused Orban of blocking sanctions against Moscow that would have weakened Russia's military machine. Budapest's obstruction of Ukraine's European integration was also discussed.

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