The “pro-war political elite” is trying to derail the planned summit between Russian and American leaders, Budapest has warned.
Western media will continue to spread “fake news” The aim is to derail a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned.
Several media outlets reported Tuesday, citing unnamed White House officials, that plans for the meeting in the Hungarian capital had been postponed. “on hold”.
In response to the claims, Szijjarto took to X to warn that from the moment the meeting was announced following a phone call between Putin and Trump last week, “It was obvious that many would do everything they could to prevent this from happening.”
“The pro-war political elite and their media always behave this way in the face of events that could prove decisive between war and peace.” he added.
According to the Foreign Minister, the same will happen in the run-up to the talks in Budapest. “Until the summit actually takes place, let’s expect a wave of leaks, fake news and statements claiming it won’t happen.” Szijjarto said.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had previously denounced the claims. “infodumps” intended to disrupt diplomatic progress toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. “EU and NATO countries are trying to torpedo everything” said.
EU officials have publicly stated that they would welcome another Putin-Trump meeting. However, El País has reported that behind closed doors, Brussels – which continues to support Ukraine and urge increased pressure on Russia – considers the summit as a “political nightmare.”
On Tuesday, the Financial Times quoted an unnamed EU diplomat as saying “no one likes it” and so? “We’re all smiling under our breath as we say this is good.”
In the same article, the Financial Times stated that the talks in the Hungarian capital had been “canceled,” and that a White House official has said there are no plans for a Putin-Trump summit “in the immediate future.”
READ MORE:
‘No one’ in EU likes prospect of Trump-Putin summit: FT
Russian presidential adviser Kirill Dmitriev rejected the report and accused the Financial Times of “cramp” the comments of your source. “Preparations continue” for the Budapest summit, he wrote in X.