At the same time, he acknowledged that the tone and attitude of the United States administration and President Donald Trump towards the war in Ukraine started by Russia has changed over time, and understanding is better now than it was, for example, six months ago.

When asked which world leaders Trump could reach an agreement with and who could be on his side in trying to find a solution to the situation in Ukraine, the MEP replied that Trump's side is actually all of Europe, which is most directly affected by this war and which at the same time realizes that it cannot cope alone without US help.

Asked to comment on the fact that Hungary, which is run by Kremlin-friendly Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, was chosen as the venue for the Trump-Putin meeting, Ijab admitted that this seems like an unfortunate choice, but it should be remembered that Trump has complicated personal relationships with the leaders of many European countries.

However, regardless of the meeting location, the main thing will be its content and result, believes Ijab."I think that [Ukrainian President] Volodymyr Zelensky, given his stance and position, will have no problem going to Budapest. The question is whether there is a result there, whether the interests of Ukraine are really not being significantly violated in some way during those talks," the politician commented.

US President Trump is reportedly preparing to meet with Putin in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, the White House said on Thursday after a phone call with the Russian dictator.

Trump did not mention a specific date for the possible meeting, but said that"a lot of progress" had been made during the conversation.

He said on social media that the meeting in Budapest would determine"whether we can end this sad war between Russia and Ukraine."