Hungary

Oschadbank pauses cash deliveries to Ukraine after Budapest incident

State-owned Oschadbank has suspended bringing cash into Ukraine after Hungary seized its armored vans and valuables earlier this month, CEO Yuriy Katsion said on March 24.

24 March, 11:19 PM

EU Commission demands Hungary explain Lavrov leak reports

The European Commission has requested clarification from Budapest following reports that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó regularly disclosed the contents of closed EU ministerial meetings to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Commission spokeswoman Anitta Hipper said at a Brussels briefing as reported by Ukrinform on March 23.

23 March, 06:15 PM

Meloni preaches ‘flexibility’ on Hungary–Ukraine tensions

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejected media reports that said she supported Hungary’s intransigence on holding up EU’s $104 billion loan to Ukraine, Meloni said on March 20.

21 March, 02:49 AM

Hungary accused of using ‘truth serum’ on detained Oshchadbank worker

Hungarian security agents forcibly injected one of the Oshchadbank employees detained in Budapest in early March, The Guardian reported on March 20, citing sources in Kyiv.

20 March, 05:48 PM

Hungary politicizes Druzhba pipeline repairs, Kyiv says

Hungary is politicizing the question of repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline, using it as a pretext to sabotage EU–Ukraine relations, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on March 19.

20 March, 02:33 AM

EU summit fails to persuade Orban to unblock Ukraine loan

European leaders debated Ukraine for about 90 minutes before speaking with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by video call during the European Council meeting on March 19 but ultimately failed to convince Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to allow the EUR90 billion ($104 billion) Ukraine loan to proceed.

20 March, 01:56 AM

EU leaders hope for first €90B Ukraine loan disbursal in April

EU leaders expressed hope that the first tranche of a €90 billion ($103 billion) loan to Ukraine can be disbursed in early April, according to a statement issued by 25 European Council members in Brussels on March 19.

19 March, 07:39 PM

Orbán’s defeat may not undo his damage to EU

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may lose the April 12 parliamentary elections, but the problems he has created for the European Union are unlikely to disappear with him, the British newspaper The Guardian wrote in an analysis.

19 March, 06:18 PM

JD Vance to support Orban’s election campaign with Budapest visit

U.S. Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Hungary and publicly endorse Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of the April 12 parliamentary elections, Reuters reported March 18, citing sources.

19 March, 02:39 AM

Once again, Orban refuses to call Putin an aggressor

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban refused to call Russian dictator Vladimir Putin an aggressor and described the Russo–Ukrainian war as “a quarrel between two Slavic peoples.”

18 March, 10:04 PM

Hungary and Slovakia to build new pipeline between MOL refineries

Hungary plans to build a new oil products pipeline by the second half of 2027 linking refineries owned by MOL in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Százhalombatta, Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on X on March 18.

18 March, 03:59 PM

European engineers to inspect Druzhba pipeline on March 18

A small team of European engineers will assess the state of the Ukrainian segment of Druzhba oil pipeline on March 18 and report to the European Commission, Suspilne public broadcaster and RFE/RL reported on March 17.

17 March, 10:36 PM

EU hopes to unblock $104 billion Ukraine loan this week

The question of releasing a EUR90 billion ($104 billion) EU loan to Ukraine could be resolved before the March 19–20 European Council meeting, European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho said on March 17.

17 March, 08:31 PM

Zelenskyy promises EU Druzhba pipeline repair in 1.5 months

Ukraine can restore the Brody pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline in about a month and a half, provided Russia launches no further attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told EU leaders in a letter on March 17, according to European Pravda.

17 March, 07:56 PM

EU offers Ukraine aid to repair Druzhba pipeline; Kyiv accepts

The European Union has offered Ukraine technical support and funding to repair the Druzhba oil pipeline, and Kyiv has accepted the proposal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa said in a joint statement on March 17.

17 March, 03:28 PM

Poland offers to mediate Ukraine–Hungary oil pipeline dispute

Warsaw would be glad to mediate the Druzhba oil pipeline dispute between Ukraine and Hungary, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on March 16.

16 March, 11:06 PM

Szijjártó accuses Ukraine over Druzhba pipeline dispute

Ukraine has allegedly refused to take part in a trilateral meeting with Hungary and Slovakia over the Druzhba oil pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on March 16.

16 March, 06:00 PM

Hungary to block €90B Ukraine loan until Druzhba flows resume

Hungary will continue blocking a €90 billion ($103 billion) EU loan for Ukraine and the 20th sanctions package against Russia until Kyiv resumes Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on the sidelines of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, European Pravda reported on March 16.

16 March, 04:55 PM

Orbán urges march against alleged Ukrainian pressure

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine of blackmailing Budapest by refusing to restart the Druzhba oil pipeline for “19 days” and called on Hungarians to join a “peace march” on March 15, saying “Hungary will not be a Ukrainian colony” and “Zelenskyy is not in charge here,” in a video address posted to Facebook.

14 March, 06:55 PM

Hungary accuses Baltic states of siding with Kyiv in Russian oil dispute

The Baltic states are “playing from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s notes” as he “blackmails” Budapest over the transit of Russian oil, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on March 13.

14 March, 01:43 AM

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