Orban asks Putin for immediate Ukraine ceasefire

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to call an immediate cease-fire in the conflict in Ukraine and that his country will follow with Russian demands to pay for natural gas imports in rubles.
Orban said he also offered to host a conference in Hungary's capital with the warring parties and the leaders of France and Germany to work out the cease-fire terms.Orban spoke at a news conference days after his party won a fourth consecutive term leading the Hungarian government.Hungary is a member of both the European Union and NATO.