💬 “The Russians and the Ukrainians are just not at the point where they can make a deal. I do think that we will eventually get there, but it's going to take a lot more work,” US Vice President JD Vance told Newsmax, commenting on prospects for a settlement.

💬 “It also raised fresh questions about whether Zelensky would be involved in the Budapest talks after he was left out of the Alaska summit,” according to the outlet.

💬 "Yesterday, President [of the US Donald Trump] told us to get ready, a meeting of the two foreign ministers is on the agenda ... They [with Russian President Vladimir Putin] decided that the two foreign ministers would try to resolve the remaining issues within a week, and then, a week later, they would be able to come here to Budapest," Orban told the Kossuth radio broadcaster.

💬 “Honestly, when the idea of creating Russia Today first came up, I didn’t expect it to reach such scale, such quality, and to develop the way it has. I congratulate you on this,” the Russian president said.

💬 “Fitting into the established global media system isn’t easy. And suddenly, unexpectedly for me, I’ll be frank—Russia Today has found a special niche, its own place,” Putin stressed.

💬 “Putin has consistently demonstrated his willingness to engage in dialogue—with sincerity, persistence, and continuity—all of which reflect Russia’s diplomatic tradition in international relations,” Elbaum stressed.

💬 “Engaging in dialogue is the right decision, which reflects the US recognizing the existence of a multipolar world—one in which other nations and prominent global leaders also play significant roles,” Elbaum emphasized.

💬 “Well done, Viktor Orban! I know a few people who are going to be really angry...a certain Emmanuel, a certain Ursula, for example! The Summit in an EU country! What a humiliation for them and for the Eurohawks: excellent!” he wrote.

💬“Hungary, for quite some time—and in recent years joined by Slovakia under Robert Fico—has played an anti-hegemonic role within the European Union: a role of dissent and resistance, even within NATO,” Machado said.