Viktor Orbán

Budapest denies Russia offered to stage fake assassination attempt on Orban

Hungary's government dismissed as fake a Washington Post report claiming Russia planned to stage a fake assassination attempt on Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Hungarian news outlet 24.hu reported on March 21.

22 March, 12:53 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

Orbán blocks Ukraine loan, demands Russian oil flows before EU deal

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called the European Union’s stance on abandoning Russian oil “madness” and said Europe “will not survive” without it, Telex reported on March 20 after a European Council meeting in Brussels.

20 March, 04:37 PM

Orbán blocks €90B Ukraine loan as EU leaders fail to break Brussels deadlock

EU leaders failed to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to lift his blockade on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine at a summit in Brussels on March 19, despite a last-minute compromise aimed at securing his support, Politico reported.

20 March, 03:05 PM

Zelenskyy hardens stance at EU summit, deepens rift with Orbán

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took a tougher line at the EU summit in Brussels on March 19, defying expectations that he would ease tensions with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the Druzhba oil pipeline, Politico reported on March 20.

20 March, 02:19 PM

Macron urges EU to approve €90B loan to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said the European Union should implement its decision on a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine and boost European arms production to support Kyiv and its own security, Ukrinform reported on March 20.

20 March, 10:54 AM

EU leaders explicitly condemn Viktor Orbán for blocking vital €90B loan to Ukraine

EU leaders condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is blocking €90 billion loan to Ukraine, European Council President António Costa said at a press conference after the first day of the EU summit on March 19, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

20 March, 08:00 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

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

Hungary bans three Ukrainians from Schengen, cites threats to Orbán

Hungary has barred three Ukrainian citizens from entering the country and the Schengen area over alleged threats against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Gergely Gulyás, head of the prime minister’s office, said on March 19, Hungarian outlet 24.hu reported.

19 March, 02:38 PM

EU weighs tougher action on Hungary if Orbán wins new mandate

The European Union is preparing potential measures against Hungary depending on the outcome of parliamentary elections, with the reelection of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expected to prompt a tougher approach, Politico reported on March 19.

19 March, 12:22 PM

Orbán blocks EU Ukraine strategy, ties support to stalled Druzhba oil flows

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on March 19 he will block any European Union decisions benefiting Ukraine until oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline are restored, Interfax-Ukraine reported, speaking after arriving at an EU summit in Brussels.

19 March, 12:02 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

Orban and Peter Magyar rally supporters ahead of Hungary’s April 12 vote

Large-scale rallies by supporters of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his main challenger, Peter Magyar, took place in Budapest ahead of Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections, Politico reported on March 16.

16 March, 11:26 AM

Orbán accuses Zelenskyy and EU of trying to oust him from power

Ukraine is actively interfering in Hungary's April 12 elections to oust the government in a stark "choice between peace and war," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed at a Budapest rally on March 15, Euronews reported.

16 March, 10:29 AM

Zelenskyy sets condition for cooperation with Hungary

Ukraine is ready to cooperate with any Hungarian leader who is not an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters on March 14, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.

15 March, 09:42 PM

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

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

Former president Yushchenko writes open letter to Orban

Former Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko published an open letter to Hungarian PM Viktor Orban on March 13, criticizing Orban’s pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian pivot.

13 March, 10:21 PM

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