In a discussion focused on Hungary's access to Russian energy, the two leaders talked on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Tuesday.

The two leaders met in Beijing ahead of an international forum on one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature policies.

[Not to nitpick, but the article says that Viktor Orban is the first leader of a European Union nation to meet in person with the Putin since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in February 2022. That is not accurate ad Austria’s chancellor met Putin in April 2022.]