The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, decided to shorten his visit to China, as there was a risk that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán could disrupt the summit of EU leaders in mid-December due to Ukrainian issues.
Michel will try to stop Orbán
Citing an official EU representative, Politico reports that Michel is going to China for the first personal EU-China summit in four years.
However, he must return to Brussels after Thursday's first day of meetings.
Charles Michel intends to discuss in detail with the leaders of the European Union what needs to be done against the background of Viktor Orban's latest provocations.
He was especially given that Putin's henchman could disrupt the EU summit in December.
According to journalists, the head of the European Council is forced to return because he does not have a secure telephone line in Beijing to hold talks with EU leaders without being eavesdropped by China.
In addition, it is reported that Charles Michel held meetings with the head of Hungary in Budapest last week as he wants to defuse tensions ahead of a summit of EU leaders.
Macron is also trying to convince Orbán not to interfere with Ukraine
As journalists have learned, French leader Emmanuel Macron invited Orbán to meet with him in Paris at the end of this week.
The French president also wants to reach a compromise and force Putin's henchman to change his position on Ukraine.
There is also information that Orbán "raised the stakes" to get more money from official Brussels.
This is a purely tactical moment ... so there is some optimism that we can reach an agreement, one Politico insider claims.
