Fresh off a hearty Putin handshake, Orban heads into an EU summit on Ukraine
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Orban will be the center of attention at an EU summit Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Diplomats say EU leaders will directly confront him with accusations he broke EU unity in their support of Ukraine. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, right, speaks with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Orban will be the center of attention at an EU summit Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Diplomats say EU leaders will directly confront him with accusations he broke EU unity in their support of Ukraine. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. European Union leaders gather Thursday for a two day meeting to discuss, among other issues, Ukraine and the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Orban will be the center of attention at an EU summit Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Diplomats say EU leaders will directly confront him with accusations he broke EU unity in their support of Ukraine. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)