Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had discussed the situation in Ukraine with visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, but reiterated his belief that Russia's proposals should be the key to resolving the conflict.

Putin said he was grateful to Orban for an attempt to restore dialog between Russia and Europe, but Kyiv was still not willing to stop the conflict.

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