A new proposal to Putin for a truce in Ukraine.. How will Moscow respond?

The Kremlin announced on Thursday that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban proposed a Christmas truce in Ukraine.
This suggestion came from Orban during a phone call with President Vladimir Putin the previous day.

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The Hungarian Prime Minister said yesterday, Wednesday, that Ukraine rejected the proposal, but Kiev confirmed that it had not discussed the initiative.

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “During a phone conversation, Orban presented a proposal to conduct a major prisoner exchange on Christmas Eve and announce a ceasefire during Christmas in Ukraine.”

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Peskov added that Russia presented its “proposals” regarding the exchange to the Hungarian embassy in Moscow that day, stressing support for “Orban’s efforts.”
Hungary has come under heavy criticism from other EU countries over its continued contacts with the Kremlin, nearly three years after the Russian attack in Ukraine.