Ukraine war live updates: Russia cannot swallow the West whole, Orban says; G7 finance chiefs meet with Ukraine on agenda
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, known to be a friend to President Vladimir Putin and a vocal critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, cast doubt on some Western leaders' warnings that Putin would invade more of Europe if he succeeded in Ukraine. "The Russian military is fighting a serious and difficult war with the Ukrainians," Orban said."If the Russians were strong enough to wrestle down the Ukrainians in one go, they would have done so already."
"I think that's a possibility. I believe it's important for the G7 to work together to show a united front and to show that we can generate meaningful resources to support Ukraine over the next several years," she said, according to Sky News. The announcement came a day after Moscow declared it had started nuclear drills in territory that spans Russian and occupied Ukrainian land.
The U.S. assets that could be subject to the decree include real estate in Russia and shares in Russian companies, according to an NBC translation.A rescuer cries at the Vivat printing house hit by Russian shelling on May 23, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.