Hungarian PM Orban at Trump’s Mar-a-lago home at his Florida resort.
“We [in Europe] need to realize that if there will be a pro-peace president in America, which I not only believe in but I also read the numbers that way… if what we expect happens and America becomes pro-peace, then Europe cannot remain pro-war,” Orban said.
European leaders will discuss Ukraine as a top priority at the European Political Community meeting in Budapest later this week.
Many EU leaders have voiced concern about what could happen to the US-Ukraine relationship if Trump returned to power.
“Europe cannot bear the burden of [the war] alone, and if Americans switch to peace, then we also need to adapt, and this is what we will discuss in Budapest,” Orban said.
“A Trump victory would create grave risks. The situation would be alarming,” former Ukrainian ambassador to the US Oleg Shamshur told AFP.
Trump’s repeated criticism of US support for Ukraine and claims that he would end the fighting within 24 hours, have only raised Ukraine’s fears.
“Neither he nor his team believe in Ukraine’s victory,” Shamshur said.
Hungary holds the Presidency of the EU Council until next year and has angered allies in Brussels with his close ties to Russia.
AFU holding back ‘one of the most powerful offensives’ of the full-scale invasion
The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) are holding off one of the most powerful offensives by Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
AFU Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky said this at a meeting with a delegation of the Czech Armed Forces led by Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Karel Rehka, Ukrinform reports, citing Syrsky’s Telegram post.
“I informed my Czech colleagues about the situation on the battlefield, which continues to be difficult. Active combat operations, which continue in certain areas, require the constant replenishment of the resources of Ukrainian units. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently holding off one of the most powerful offensives of the Russians since the beginning of the full-scale invasion,” Syrsky wrote.
He stressed that Czechia is a loyal ally of Ukraine and has initiated several critically important initiatives, including the capability coalition for artillery and armored vehicles, the fighter jet coalition, and the coalition of the integrated air defense/missile defense system.
Syrsky thanked Rehka, the government, and the people of the Czech Republic for their support of Ukraine and expressed hope that “the practical implementation of current initiatives will continue.”
Ukraine said on Saturday Kyiv had come under heavy drone attack overnight, as fresh explosions were heard in the capital and other regions were struck.
“Unfortunately, the attack by Russian drones caused damage and casualties in various districts of Kyiv,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
He said that the “constant terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities prove that the pressure on Russia and its accomplices is not enough.”
In the morning the Ukrainian Air Force said it had shot down 39 out of 71 drones launched from Russia overnight.
In a village near the southern city of Kherson, a 40-year-old woman was pulled dead from rubble after Russian troops fired artillery, and four were injured including three children, the governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Moldova’s pro-EU incumbent President Maia Sandu wins re-election
Moldova’s pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu on Sunday won a tense presidential runoff, beating her rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she described as a “lesson in democracy.”
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The election in the ex-Soviet republic that lies sandwiched between war-torn Ukraine and the EU has been overshadowed by allegations of meddling by Moscow.
The key vote took place just two weeks after a referendum backed joining the EU by a razor-thin margin.
Sandu stood at 54.94% of the vote against 45.06% for Alexandr Stoianoglo, who is supported by the pro-Russian Socialists and whom Sandu fired as prosecutor general last year, according to near-complete results published by the election commission.
“Today, dear Moldovans, you have given a lesson in democracy, worthy of being written in history books…. Freedom, truth, and justice have prevailed,” Sandu declared.
Earlier, the 52-year-old former World Bank economist thanked jubilant supporters for “their honest vote”.
Her rival Stoianoglo, 57, urged people “to remain calm, regardless of the figures”.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Sandu on her re-election victory and the country’s “European future”, saying it took “a rare kind of strength to overcome the challenges you’ve faced in this election”.
French President Emmanuel Macron said democracy had “triumphed over all interference and all maneuvers”.
Like in Georgia, another ex-Soviet country where the ruling party won a contested parliamentary election last weekend, Russia has been accused of seeking to sway voters. Moscow has denied the allegations.
Moldovan authorities reported “attacks, provocations, and attempts at destabilization” on Sunday, accusing Russia of being behind the issues.
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