President Trump came under intense fire from politicians in both major parties and much of the leadership of the European Union this week for his move to negotiate a settlement of the Russia-Ukraine War with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but not including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the negotiations.

The one notable exception was Hungary, whose foreign minister spoke to Newsmax Wednesday in strong defense of Trump’s position.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto spoke Wednesday, following reports the US President had taken to his Truth Social network to brand Zelenskyy “a Dictator without Elections” who has done “a terrible job, his Country is shattered and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died — And so it Continues.”

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