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Hungary
Around 50,000 protesters descended on the capital on Hungary’s national day to support Peter Magyar, a former government insider turned leader of the anti-Orbán camp.
Mar. 16
War in Ukraine
Budapest -- the friendliest country to Russia in the EU -- agreed to renew the sanctions for a further six months after four people were removed from the list, officials said.
Mar. 14
Europe
The full EU27 agreed conclusions on defence – but Hungary’s Viktor Orbán refused to back common language on support for Ukraine.
Mar. 9
Ukraine
Orban and his allies have long used the same “hostile narratives” against the West and Ukraine as Russia, but Trump’s victory has emboldened the rhetoric
Mar. 7
Hungary
Or likely more than one catch, according to local media that cited so-called national consultations the Hungarian government has organized before.
Mar. 7
Russia
To win Hungary over, the European Commission issued a statement promising to involve Hungary and Slovakia in talks with Kyiv about gas supplies to Europe.
Jan. 27
War in Ukraine
Orban blames Ukraine – which is defending itself from an ongoing Russian invasion – for hurting Hungary’s economy
Jan. 24
Hungary
The nationalist leader, one of US President Donald Trump’s and Moscow’s closest partners in the European Union, blasted Kyiv for its decision to halt Russian gas transit to Central Europe.
Jan. 22
Hungary
The EU’s black sheep Hungary feels the backlash from Brussels now that it has relinquished the EU presidency.
Jan. 1
Poland
Poland, replacing Hungary, in EU presidency role, expected to set a different tone.
Dec. 31, 2024
Hungary
The EU currently has 15 packages of sanctions against Russia, which must be unanimously renewed every six months by all 27 member states.
Dec. 20, 2024
Hungary
A summit of the European Political Community, held in Budapest, saw an attempt by the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to push through the idea of Ukraine’s defeat at an international forum.
Nov. 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
Orbán stated recent events confirm his belief from his July visits to Kyiv, Moscow, and Beijing that “Ukraine is losing the war.”
Nov. 8, 2024
Hungary
Orban, who currently holds the bloc's presidency and is the Kremlin's EU ally, is due in Georgia on Monday in a show of support to the ruling party, which has been accused of leaning toward Russia.
Oct. 28, 2024
Russia
Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó also said that Budapest will veto European Union sanctions on Russia if the exemption for his country to purchase Russian oil is cancelled.
Oct. 15, 2024
Around 50,000 protesters descended on the capital on Hungary’s national day to support Peter Magyar, a former government insider turned leader of the anti-Orbán camp.
Mar. 16