BUDAPEST, March 4. /TASS/. The West will not be able to defeat Russia in Ukraine, but Russia will not be able to win there either, so, it is necessary to begin peace talks as soon as possible, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

"It is absolutely evident now that the West will not win this war against Russia," he said, adding that Russia will not be able to win in the Ukrainian conflict either.

"There is only one solution: peace talks must begin sooner or later," he said, adding that the sooner this happens the better it will be for all.