Emmanuel Macron condemns Viktor Orbán meeting with Vladimir Putin

French president says Hungarian leader’s meeting risks weakening European unity against Russia

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has condemned the Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s recent meeting and handshake with Vladimir Putin.

“In the situation we are in with Russia, we should not use these bilateral contacts to negotiate things about ourselves that would weaken our unity [on Ukraine],” Macron said after a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.