Hungary PM Orban criticises Tusk, EU allies seeking to isolate Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) after a joint news conference in Budapest February 17, 2015. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stepped up his criticism on Wednesday of his European allies for their policy of seeking to isolate Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine, naming top EU official Donald Tusk as one of its backers.

His comments come one day after a visit to Budapest by Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two leaders agreed for Russia to keep supplying gas to Hungary, cementing their growing ties.