Russia has won the war in Ukraine, right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday.

The European Commission has stated that ahead of a series of international contacts this week, the EU's position on Ukraine remains unchanged and clear, The Guardian reports. "We welcome the efforts of the President Trump to reach peace for Ukraine,

Hungary has refused to back a joint statement by the other 26 EU member states welcoming US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.