BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary's prime minister has urged the European Union to start direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine and drop plans for a joint declaration at an extraordinary EU summit next week, saying differences in the bloc "cannot be bridged".

In a document prepared ahead of the March 6 European Council meeting, Orban highlighted “strategic differences” between Hungary and other EU nations, which he said “cannot be bridged.” He argued the EU should follow the U.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that Ukraine's joining the European Union is unthinkable here and now and could destroy the Hungarian economy, according to Hungarian Radio Kossuth. Specifically,