Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for surprise talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Hungarian PM, an outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, makes first trip to country since start of Russia's full-scale invasion

Hungary's prime minister has made a surprise visit to Kyiv for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the first trip by Europe's most pro-Russian leader to the Ukrainian capital since the start of Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion 28 months ago.

The visit on Tuesday morning by Viktor Orban, an outspoken critic of western military and financial aid to Ukraine, came a day after Hungary took over the rotating EU presidency until the end of the year, to the dismay of many other European politicians, given the country's frequent clashes with Brussels over domestic rule-of-law issues and foreign policy.