Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has completed a controversial visit to Moscow, where he looked to seal deals on energy and maintain his ties with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin – a move that puts Hungary further outside of the European consensus on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Whereas the EU is maintaining that Russia must pay for the damaged caused to its neighbour and is currently engaged in active diplomatic efforts to sway US President Donald Trump in favour of Kyiv, Orbán accused the Europeans of wanting to extend the war in Ukraine, which he argued cannot be won militarily.

Orbán's three-and-a-half-hour meeting with Putin, the two men's fourth since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, saw him double down on his business-like approach to Russia, seal

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