The EU wants to punish Orban by boycotting the Hungarian foreign policy summit. Politico:

EU foreign ministers intend to ignore the August summit in Budapest, organizing their own "formal" summit at the same time, Politico reported. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-updates/green-grills-secret-services-cheatle-00168178Hungary, EU Council Presidency, Plans Foreign Affairs summit in Budapest on August 28-29. But after that country's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocked aid to Ukraine and voluntarily met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, many foreign ministers are looking for a way to avoid another Orbán meeting. from the propaganda show. According to three EU diplomats, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will invite ministers to a "formal" council at the same time as Orbán's summit. "If the official foreign affairs council organized by Borrell takes place on that day, the ministers will not be able to go to Budapest," one of the diplomats said. Another added that by boycotting the Budapest meeting, other foreign ministers want to "send a clear signal" that Hungary is not acting on behalf of the EU. According to Politico, the plan has already been informally discussed by several EU countries. by, including France and Germany. On Wednesday, Borel's team will present a plan for EU-27 permanent representatives. On July 2, Orbán visited Kiev, where President Vladimir Zelensky offered to stop resisting the Russian invasion, lay down arms and agree to "peace talks." On July 5, Orbán visited Moscow, where he held talks with Putin. with. After that he went to China. The EU criticized these trips because they were not agreed upon, and no one authorized Orbán to speak on behalf of the entire union. Hungary canceled the visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock to Budapest, because her Hungarian colleague Peter Szijjártó unexpectedly left for Putin with Orbán.