Russia to be 'reintegrated' into world economy if war in Ukraine ends, Orban says


Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a joint press conference with Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel in Budapest, Hungary, February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Russia will be "reintegrated" into the world economy and the European energy system once a peace deal is achieved and the war ends in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

"If the U.S. president comes and creates peace, there is a deal, I think Russia will be reintegrated into the world economy ... the European security system and even the European economic and energy system, that will give a huge boost to the Hungarian economy," Orban, an ally of President Donald Trump, said. "We will win a lot with a peace deal."

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