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Orbán Says Russia Stands to Gain as ‘Irrational’ West Loses Power
He said that in contrast to the “weakness” of the West, Russia’s position in world affairs was rational and predictable
July 28, 2024
Hungary
Budapest Takes Hushy €1 Billion Loan from 3 Chinese Banks
Budapest did not publicly announce the loan but confirmed it upon media inquiries. The loan, the largest among its debts, is subject to be repaid fully within three years.
July 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
Hungary to Block EU Funds For Member States Until Ukraine Allows Lukoil Transit
Slovakia and Hungary halted oil imports from Lukoil via the Druzhba pipeline after Ukraine banned Lukoil resource transit last month.
July 24, 2024
War in Ukraine
Hungary and Slovakia Ask EU to Mediate With Ukraine Over Lukoil
Slovakia and Hungary have increased pressure on Kyiv after they said last week they had stopped receiving oil from Lukoil via Ukraine.
July 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
EU Foreign Ministers to Meet in Brussels, Not Budapest, Over Ukraine Diplomacy Spat
Hungary’s repeated uncoordinated steps to speak against EU unity must “have some formal consequences,” EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said.
July 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
EU Chief Condemns Hungary PM Orban’s ‘Appeasement Mission’ to Moscow
“Russia is banking on Europe and the West going soft, and some in Europe are playing along,” von der Leyen told the European Parliament.
July 18, 2024
War in Ukraine
EU Counterparts Warn Hungary Not to Neglect Ukraine Aid
Hungary's Finance Minister presented his counterparts with Budapest's priorities during its time at the helm but maintaining the 27-nation bloc's support for Ukraine was noticeably not listed.
July 16, 2024
Hungary
Hungary's Orban Meets Trump after NATO Summit
Orban has been a vocal supporter of Trump, and last met the 2024 Republican presidential hopeful in March.
July 12, 2024
Hungary Rejects EU Plan to Exclude Ukrainian Men of Military Age From Temporary Protection
Prime Minister Péter Magyar said that even if the EU adopts such a decision, it will not prevent Hungary from granting refugee status to ethnic Hungarians arriving from Ukraine.
July 1, 2026
