On the 11th local time, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban stated that Ukrainian President Zelensky clearly rejected the proposal for a ceasefire on December 25, saying, "Hungary is nearing the end of its presidency of the EU Council, and we are making our latest efforts for peace, proposing a ceasefire on December 25 and a large-scale prisoner exchange. Zelensky clearly rejected this and ruled out this possibility." On the same day, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó mentioned that Orban brought up the ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal during a call with Putin, but the Kyiv side rejected this proposal. It is reported that the Hungarian government contacted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba and the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Yermak.