Budapest says Vladimir Putin’s response to calls for peace was “positive, but with conditions” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday that he has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet the leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine in Budapest, urging the Russian leader to declare an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing military conflict…

Citing ‘atrocities’ in Ukraine, US has embargoed more Russian officials and their families Citing “atrocities in Ukraine, including in Bucha,” the US government on Wednesday rolled out new sanctions against Russia that include some of the country’s top banks, companies and government officials – as well as their family members.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday he is opposed to any EU sanctions on Russian energy, adding his country will accept Moscow’s directive that gas supplies be paid-for in rubles.