This is evident from a transcript of an October telephone conversation.
"Yesterday, our friendship reached such a level that I can assist in any way I can," Orbán said, continuing:
If there is anything I can help with, I am at your disposal.
Orbán also used a fable he said is popular in Hungary, about a mouse freeing a lion caught in a net.
In the phone call, Orbán said the friendship with Putin has strengthened since it began.
Correction: An earlier version of the text gave Orbán the wrong title.
