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Hungary to take the EU to court over its plan to phase out Russian gas imports – Orbán

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that his government will take the European Union to the European Court of Justice over the EU’s decision to phase out imports of Russian gas, an idea Budapest had already discussed last month, Euractiv reported on Nov. 14.

14 November, 03:38 PM

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry mocks Orbán with zebra-print suit over corruption remarks

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi fired back at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán by posting a photoshopped image of him in a zebra-striped jacket, after Orbán accused Ukraine of embezzling European Union funds amid a growing corruption scandal in its energy sector.

13 November, 03:54 PM

U.S. delays Russia oil sanctions on Hungary for one year

The United States will delay sanctions on Hungary's imports of Russian oil and gas for at least another year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists after a G7 meeting in Canada on Nov. 12.

13 November, 01:16 PM

Ukraine’s parliament sees EU accession talks ending by 2028 as realistic — Korniyenko

First Deputy Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament Oleksandr Korniyenko said completing negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union by 2028 is a realistic goal. He made the comment in an interview with European Pravda.

11 November, 11:23 AM

Hungary perfectly capable of cutting Russian oil imports, Croatia says

Disputing earlier statements by Hungarian authorities, Croatian PM Andrej Plenković said that the Adriatic oil pipeline operator JANAF has the capacity to replace Russian crude shipments to Hungary.

11 November, 12:55 AM

Zakarpattia locals split over Hungary’s support for Oblast's minority

One in five residents of Zakarpattia (21.1%) view Hungary’s current policies in the region, including the distribution of Hungarian passports, as genuinely supportive of the Hungarian minority, while 14.7% see it as laying the groundwork for separatism.

7 November, 12:27 PM

U.S. senators slam Hungary over Russian oil imports ahead of Orbán-Trump meeting

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has urged Hungary to abandon its purchases of Russian energy ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, according to a resolution obtained by Bloomberg News on Nov. 7.

7 November, 10:56 AM

Kyiv hopes EU accession talks will proceed despite Hungary’s intransigence

The European Union has procedures to open substantive membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova even if Hungary continues to frustrate the process, Ukrainian Deputy PM Taras Kachka said on Nov. 6.

6 November, 08:47 PM

Ukraine achieves ‘best result in three years’ in EU enlargement report — deputy PM

The European Commission has acknowledged that Ukraine is showing record progress in most key areas of reform and is ready to begin talks on the first, second, and sixth negotiating clusters, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said ahead of the official release of the enlargement report on Nov. 4.

4 November, 05:09 PM

U.S. scales back military presence in Eastern Europe

The United States plans to withdraw about 800 troops from Romania and reduce its military presence in Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Hungary, G4Media reported on Oct. 29, citing government sources.

29 October, 12:41 PM

Orbán brews anti-Ukraine alliance in EU

Hungary is looking to join forces with the Czech Republic and Slovakia to form an anti-Ukrainian alliance in the EU, Politico reported on Oct. 28, citing a top political adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

28 October, 09:12 AM

Orban to plead with Trump for oil sanctions exemption

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Washington next week to meet President Donald Trump and seek relief from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil, Orban said on Oct. 27.

27 October, 09:51 PM

‘The lowest low of war hysteria’: Poland’s Sikorski spars with Orbán’s aide over Russian oil imports

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Balázs Orbán, political director to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, clashed publicly on Oct. 22 over Hungary’s continued imports of Russian oil.

24 October, 10:23 AM

Orban reaffirms summit preparation despite date uncertainty

Preparations for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest are ongoing, though no exact date has been set, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Facebook on Oct. 22.

22 October, 02:04 PM

Hungarian FM blames 'pro-war elite' for sabotaging summit

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused "pro-war political elite" of trying to sabotage an upcoming peace summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, according to his X post on Oct. 21.

22 October, 12:28 PM

Poland threatens to ground Putin’s jet en route to Trump talks

Polish authorities may ground Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s plane if it flies through the country’s airspace en route to Hungary for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warned on Oct. 21, according to Reuters.

21 October, 01:19 PM

Bulgarian airspace open to Putin’s plane for Budapest summit with Trump

Bulgaria is prepared to grant Russian dictator Vladimir Putin permission to cross its airspace, so he can fly to Budapest for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said on Oct. 20.

20 October, 10:40 PM

EU eyes full cutoff of Russian gas in phased 2027 plan

European Union energy ministers plan to endorse a unified stance on legislation banning all Russian gas supplies by the end of 2027, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20.

20 October, 11:55 AM

Sikorski and Szijjártó clash over Poland’s refusal to extradite Nord Stream sabotage suspect

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó traded sharp remarks after Poland refused to extradite a Ukrainian national to Germany over alleged involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.

19 October, 05:58 PM

Germany uncovers hundreds of Hungarian citizens posing as Ukrainian refugees

The German government is investigating hundreds of suspected cases in which Hungarian citizens allegedly posed as Ukrainian refugees to obtain financial aid, Welt reported on Oct. 18.

19 October, 12:41 PM

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