Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk opposed the negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in the capital of Hungary, Budapest. He explained his position on social media X.
Tusk reminded that in 1994 it was in Budapest that a memorandum was signed, according to which Ukraine supposedly received guarantees of territorial integrity from major countries, including Russia.
«Budapest? Not everyone remembers this, but in 1994 Ukraine already received guarantees of territorial integrity from the USA, Russia, and the United Kingdom. In Budapest», — noted the Polish prime minister, adding that holding negotiations in the capital of Hungary would be historical irony.
Earlier, Budapest was mentioned as one of the possible locations for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations by the Reuters agency, citing a senior US administration official. At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the meeting could be organized in Geneva, as Switzerland has a neutral status.
Alexander Lukashenko proposed Minsk, and Vienna, Rome, and Doha are also being considered.