Putin Meets With Hungary’s Prime Minister in Rare In-person Talks With an EU Leader

Putin Meets With Hungary’s Prime Minister in Rare In-person Talks With an EU Leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Oct. 17, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
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BEIJING—Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union country.

Mr. Orbán and Mr. Putin met in Beijing before an international forum on one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature policies, the Belt and Road Initiative. Their meeting focused on Hungary’s access to Russian energy.