Hungary ‘the only place in Europe’ where Trump-Putin meeting can be held – Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, is a close ally of US President Donald Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban has celebrated his country’s status as the host of upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.

Mr Trump announced his second meeting this year with Mr Putin on Thursday, a day before he was sitting down with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.