Viktor Orbán

Hungary blocks $106 billion EU loan to Ukraine

Hungary has blocked an EU loan of EUR90 billion ($106 billion) to Ukraine by refusing Feb. 20 to vote on an amendment to the bloc’s 2021–27 budget, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing informed EU sources.

20 February, 11:20 PM

Analyzing Ukraine–Hungary dispute over Russian oil

Transit of Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia has been suspended after Russian drone strikes damaged the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. While the repairs are underway, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has halted diesel exports to Ukraine and is leveraging the issue in tense domestic parliamentary elections.

20 February, 10:44 PM

Trump runs late, complains about Norway at his Board of Peace meeting

The first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” opened in Washington, where the session began with world leaders waiting for the president as his playlist played in the background, The Guardian reported on Feb. 19.

19 February, 07:54 PM

Orbán accuses Ukraine of trying to influence Hungary’s elections

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Feb. 16 accused Ukraine of attempting to interfere in Hungary’s upcoming elections during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Hungarian outlet Index reported.

16 February, 10:39 PM

Rubio credits personal Trump-Orban friendship during Budapest visit

Strong U.S.-Hungary relations rest on the close personal bond between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Budapest, ushering in a “golden era” of bilateral ties, The Guardian reported on Feb. 16.

16 February, 07:23 PM

EU softens criticism of Orbán ahead of Hungary’s high-stakes April election

The European Commission has toned down its criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shortly before Hungary’s parliamentary elections scheduled for April 2026, the Financial Times reported.

16 February, 12:17 PM

Orbán says EU, not Russia, poses real threat to Hungary

Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the “real threat” facing his country comes not from Russia, but from the European Union, CNN reported on Feb. 14.

15 February, 05:48 PM

Rubio to visit Hungary and Slovakia after Munich talks with Zelenskyy

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Hungary and Slovakia for a two-day visit following the Munich Security Conference, Reuters reported on Feb. 15.

15 February, 03:11 PM

Orbán says EU and Ukraine have ‘declared war’ on Hungary after Politico report

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Brussels and Ukraine have “declared war” on Budapest after Politico reported on an idea of granting Ukraine “EU membership in advance” and possible ways to overcome Hungary’s veto, he wrote on X on Feb. 11.

11 February, 01:12 PM

Ukraine summons Hungarian ambassador after Orbán’s election claims

Ukraine summoned Hungary’s ambassador, Antal Heizer, to the Foreign Ministry after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine of attempting to interfere in parliamentary elections on Jan. 28.

28 January, 06:57 PM

Sybiha responds to Orbán’s claim Ukraine won’t join EU for 100 years

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s claim that Hungary’s parliament would not support Ukraine’s EU accession for the “next 100 years,” posting his reply on X on Jan. 23.

23 January, 04:08 PM

Ukraine is seeking to install a pro-Ukraine government in Hungary – Orbán

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukraine of trying to influence Hungary’s domestic politics, claiming Kyiv seeks to install a “pro-Ukrainian government,” Hungary’s state secretary for public diplomacy and public relations, Zoltan Kovacs, said on Jan. 23.

23 January, 02:09 PM

Zelenskyy hesitates over Trump’s Peace Council invitation

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join a proposed “Peace Council,” the Financial Times reported, citing two people familiar with the matter on Jun. 20.

20 January, 03:00 PM

Orbán says funding Ukraine would drag EU into war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that approving financial aid for Ukraine for 2026–2027 would effectively drag the European Union into Russia’s war against Ukraine. He made the statement upon arriving at an EU summit on Dec. 18, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

18 December 2025, 01:21 PM

Hungary halts EU nod to Ukraine reforms

Hungary has blocked the European Union’s annual statement on the bloc’s enlargement process, preventing a positive assessment of Ukraine’s progress toward membership, Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre said during the Dec.16 consultations in Brussels, according to DW.

17 December 2025, 09:29 AM

Orban to present EU summit with Hungarian ballots opposing aid to Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced plans to bring 1.6 million completed questionnaires to the EU summit in Brussels, which reflect a national consultation where citizens allegedly opposed aiding Ukraine through increased taxes, according to his post on Facebook on Dec. 14.

14 December 2025, 08:35 PM

EU freezes Russian central bank assets indefinitely

The European Union has agreed to keep Russian sovereign assets immobilized indefinitely, removing the threat of Hungary vetoing the extension of the freeze, Reuters reported on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 09:03 PM

Orbán calls EU vote on frozen Russian assets illegal, files formal protest

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned the European Union’s decision to indefinitely extend the freeze on Russian assets by qualified majority vote as illegal and harmful to the bloc, and said Budapest formally protested the move in a Facebook post on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 05:24 PM

EU tightens grip on frozen Russian assets, bypassing Hungary

The European Council will give the European Commission extraordinary powers to keep $247 billion in Russian state assets frozen until Moscow pays postwar reparations to Ukraine, Politico reported on Dec. 11.

12 December 2025, 01:07 AM

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

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