Viktor Orbán

Hungary’s MOL looks to buy sanctioned Lukoil assets, report says

Hungarian oil multinational MOL notified Washington of its intention to buy overseas assets of Russian oil giant Lukoil, which is under U.S. sanctions since Nov. 21, Reuters reported on Dec. 4, citing three people familiar with the matter.

4 December 2025, 09:57 PM

Poland’s Nawrocki cancels Orbán meeting after Putin visit

Polish President Karol Nawrocki canceled a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over Orbán’s recent visit to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, a decision announced Nov. 30 on X by Marcin Przydacz, head of the president’s International Policy Bureau.

30 November 2025, 03:25 PM

Sybiha: Putin again turns Orbán into partner in Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has once again turned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán into an accomplice in his campaign of terror, commenting on Russia’s massive overnight strike across Ukraine. Sybiha made the remarks in a post on X.

29 November 2025, 12:28 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

Putin tells Orban he's open to Trump summit in Budapest

Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, he said during Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Moscow on Nov. 28.

28 November 2025, 05:21 PM

Orban confirms trip to Moscow for talks with Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has confirmed that he intends to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Nov. 28, he said in a video interview posted on his Facebook page.

28 November 2025, 10:07 AM

Hungary’s Orban to travel to Moscow for chat with Putin—report

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on Nov. 28 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Central European media outlet VSquare reported on Nov. 27, citing unnamed sources.

28 November 2025, 02:36 AM

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 2025, 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 2025, 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 2025, 01:16 PM

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 2025, 12:55 AM

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 2025, 10:56 AM

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 2025, 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 2025, 09:51 PM

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 2025, 02:04 PM

Europe grows uneasy over Trump–Putin summit plan in Budapest – FT

A possible summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Budapest has alarmed European capitals, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was a longtime Kremlin ally and EU critic, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 02:00 PM

EU plans phased entry to speed Ukraine’s membership despite Hungary’s veto

The European Union is considering reforms to its enlargement procedure that could accelerate Ukraine’s path to joining the bloc, Politico reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 10:45 AM

‘Political nightmare’: EU officials slam Trump–Putin summit in Budapest

The European Union sees the planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Budapest as “an insult,” Spanish outlet El Pais reported on Oct. 18, citing unnamed sources.

19 October 2025, 02:53 PM

Orban to call Putin on U.S.-Russia Budapest summit plans

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 17 to discuss hosting a summit between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, Magyar Nemzet quoted him as saying.

17 October 2025, 02:26 PM

Trump–Putin talks in Budapest pamper Orbán and humiliate EU — The Telegraph

A potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Hungary could be a “major humiliation” for the European Union and “a huge boon” for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, The Telegraph wrote on Oct. 16.

17 October 2025, 01:51 PM

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