Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he had had a "very frank one-on-one conversation" with his Hungarian counterpart on Monday, amid disagreements opened up by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Hungary's foreign minister said Monday that Budapest expects Kyiv to restore the rights of its Hungarian minority. "Hungary expects Kyiv to restore the rights of its Hungarian minority, especially in education, culture, and administration," Peter Szijjarto said after hosting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ in the capital Budapest.

Kyiv — which views Orbán's constant overtures to Moscow and pushback against support for Ukraine as hostile — is on a peace-through-victory campaign of its own and might not have any interest in hearing out Russia's demands any time soon.

Hungary will attend the Friends of Peace platform's foundation conference in New York, which is being organised by China and Brazil with the goal of launching negotiations to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible.

US and European allies have rejected the plan, as it lacked a reference to UN Charter and inviolability of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.