Key Takeaways
- Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto proposes a Christmas ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev to spearhead the Ukraine peace process.
- The Ukraine peace process requires a ceasefire to achieve a long-term peaceful settlement.
- The next steps in the Ukraine peace process are up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
United Nations: A Christmas ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev, proposed by Hungary, could serve as an excellent platform towards a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti.
“To achieve a long-term peaceful settlement, you need ceasefire circumstances. This could be achieved with a Christmas ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev. I think that Christmas, which is approaching, could have meant or could have provided a great platform for that, even if just for a couple of days. We could have saved lives of hundreds of thousands, and we would have been able to create a good example,” Szijjarto said.
He noted that Hungary’s task was to make a proposal, but the next steps were up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“It’s up to his responsibility, and let the Ukrainian people judge his decision,” the Hungarian foreign minister added.
