Hungary's next PM would pick up if Putin calls and tell him to stop Ukraine war

Péter Magyar has said he has already spoken to 10 European leaders, a day after his landslide victory brought an end to Viktor Orbán's 16-year continuous rule in Hungary. But he said he would not be calling Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Orbán, even though he would speak to him if the Russian leader rang. "If Vladimir Putin calls I'll pick up t...

Péter Magyar has said he has already spoken to 10 European leaders, a day after his landslide victory brought an end to Viktor Orbán's 16-year continuous rule in Hungary.

But he said he would not be calling Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Orbán, even though he would speak to him if the Russian leader rang.

"If Vladimir Putin calls I'll pick up the phone," he told reporters during a three-hour marathon press conference to mark his Tisza party's election success on Sunday.

"I don't think it'll happen," he stressed, "but if we did talk I'd tell him to please, after four years, put an end to the killing and end this war."