Ukraine to Szijjarto: Hungary not in a position to resve issue of peace talks

According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson eg Nikenko said this in a post on Facebook, commenting on Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto's call for the U.S. and Russian presidents to hd negotiations to end the war.

"The Hungarian foreign minister could do a much greater service to humanity if he stped playing along with the Russians. Negotiations on Ukraine without Ukraine itself are possible only in the dreams of individual Hungarian piticians," he said.

Nikenko noted that Hungary "is not in a position to decide when peace negotiations should begin."

"Budapest had an portunity to help win peace in Ukraine and Eure, but it chose the other side of history. If Peter Szijjarto really cares about ending the war as soon as possible, we have a piece of advice: before your next visit to Moscow or Minsk, visit Bratislava. Slovakia perfectly understands current threats in Eure. We are sure that our Slovak cleagues would be able to give [Szijjarto] some wise advice," Nikenko said.

Szijjarto on February 22 emphasized the need for direct negotiations between U.S. and Russian Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin in order to end the war.