Péter Szijjártó

Orbán invites ex-Ukrainian POW to rally; guest calls for Zelenskyy’s death

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited a former Ukrainian prisoner of war Russia transferred to Hungary to appear at his campaign rally in Debrecen, Bloomberg and Euronews reported.

14 March, 09:58 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

Hungary escalates clash with Ukraine after Russian claims on TurkStream attack

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine of carrying out an “attack on Hungary’s sovereignty” following Russian claims of alleged Ukrainian strikes on a compressor station linked to the TurkStream gas pipeline.

12 March, 12:35 PM

Svyrydenko links detention of Ukrainian cash collectors in Hungary to Szijjártó’s Moscow trip

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko linked the detention of Ukrainian cash collectors in Budapest to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó’s recent trip to Moscow, writing on the platform X on March 6.

6 March, 04:57 PM

Szijjártó shows two Ukrainian prisoners of war Russia handed over to Hungary

Two Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen with Hungarian and Ukrainian citizenship, released from Russian captivity, arrived in Budapest, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, posting photos of them on Facebook on March 5, according to Telex.

5 March, 02:25 PM

Hungary’s Szijjártó accuses Zelenskyy of ‘attack’ over Druzhba oil halt

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of carrying out an “attack on Hungary” by halting oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline, Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet reported.

3 March, 02:50 PM

Orban insists Druzhba oil pipeline intact; cites satellite photos

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has once again urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to resume shipments of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline, claiming satellite imagery shows it to be intact.

2 March, 08:49 PM

Ukraine's FM accuses Hungary's Szijjártó of 'amnesia'

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó of suffering “amnesia” induced by Russian awards and energy revenues after Szijjártó dismissed claims that Ukraine is defending Europe as a “big lie,” Sybiha wrote on X on Feb. 18.

18 February, 04:17 PM

Hungary halts diesel supplies to Ukraine until Druzhba oil flows resume

Peter Szijjarto said Hungary has suspended diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine until oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline are restored, speaking after a government meeting, according to Telex on Feb. 18.

18 February, 04:08 PM

Szijjarto calls claim that Ukraine protects Europe from Russia a lie

Pro-Russian Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto dismissed as a lie claims that Ukraine is protecting Europe from Russia, saying NATO — not Kyiv — guarantees the security of EU member states. He made the remarks in an interview with CNN on Feb. 17.

18 February, 01:21 PM

Hungary FM Szijjártó supports illegal border crossings for Ukrainians

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declared his support for illegally helping Ukrainian men cross the border to evade conscription, arguing that Ukraine’s conscription is preventing an end to the full-scale war, he wrote on Facebook on Feb. 9.

9 February, 11:48 AM

Hungary sues EU to stop Russian gas ban, cites energy sovereignty concerns

Hungary has filed a lawsuit with the European Union’s top court, seeking to overturn the bloc’s decision to ban imports of Russian gas, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Feb. 2.

3 February, 03:14 PM

Hungary’s Szijjártó arrives in Moscow with a large business delegation for talks with Russian officials

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó arrived in Moscow for another visit to the Russian capital, writing on Facebook that U.S. President Donald Trump is making “incredible efforts” to end Russia’s war against Ukraine on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 01:38 PM

Hungary, Slovakia to sue EU over Russian energy ban – Szijjártó

Hungary and Slovakia will challenge the European Union's political agreement on gradually ending Russian gas and oil imports in the European Court of Justice, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on X on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 01:42 PM

Orban–Putin talks focused on energy projects

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban met Nov. 28 with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to discuss hydrocarbon supplies, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and construction at Hungary’s Paks NPP, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Twitter post.

28 November 2025, 10:57 PM

Several Western European leaders are trying to block the U.S. peace plan for Ukraine – Hungary’s FM

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused “some Western European leaders” of trying to block the U.S. peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, Sky News reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 05:24 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 2025, 11:23 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 2025, 09:51 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 2025, 12:28 PM

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 2025, 05:58 PM

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