The Hungarian government has published the results of a survey in which 98% of respondents allegedly support the anti-Ukrainian policy of the Hungarian government, in particular, regarding the war in Ukraine. Source: European Pravda Details: The survey, called “national consultation”, contained 11 questions about the war in Ukraine, the EU, and foreign and economic policy. […]
(Bloomberg) — Hungary’s parliament speaker said the chamber was in no rush to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO, after the government in Budapest became the last hold-out this week following Turkey’s approval. Most Read from Bloomberg “I don’t feel like we need to rush, in fact I don’t think there’s an extraordinary circumstance” that would […]
A letter written in Ukrainian was allegedly sent to the e-mail address of the Hungarian Embassy in Ukraine threatening Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto with death on the eve of his upcoming visit to Uzhhorod, Hungarian news outlet Index reported on Jan. 23. Read also: Preparations underway for Uzhgorod meeting between Yermak, Kuleba, and Szijjártó […]
Death threats were allegedly sent to the Embassy of Hungary in Ukraine targeting Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, in connection with his upcoming visit to Uzhhorod. Source: European Pravda, citing Index. The publication, citing its own sources, reports that the letter was sent to the email of the Embassy of Hungary in […]
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Administration of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has claimed that the agreement with the EU concerning new long-term funding for Ukraine will not be reached soon. Source: European Pravda with reference to Telex Details: Gulyás said Budapest was negotiating with the European Commission about financial support for Ukraine but their […]
Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Administration of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, stated at a press conference on 18 January that Budapest “must aim” to be on good terms with Ukraine, and this possibility “must not be ruled out”. Source: European Pravda with reference to Telex Details: Gulyás commented on the issue of Ukrainian-Hungarian relations […]
Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Foreign Minister, will hold a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Uzhhorod. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that it will also be held with the participation of Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the Ukrainian President, scheduled for 29 January. Source: TV channel ATV; Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign […]
Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has had a phone call with Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, during which they agreed to meet in January for the first time and discussed the organisation of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticised Ukraine’s decision to ban former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country in order to meet Orbán, saying that the decision raises questions over Kyiv’s European Union ambition. Source: Reuters Details: On Thursday, when asked about the Ukrainian decision to prevent Poroshenko from leaving the country for […]
Ukraine’s former President Petro Poroshenko received $1 million from Hungary due to interest earned on foreign investments, Poroshenko’s party, European Solidarity, said in a statement on Dec. 21. Reports emerged earlier on Dec. 21 that Poroshenko had declared assets amounting to $1 million from the Hungarian Finance Ministry between October and November 2023. Poroshenko had […]
The European Council President Charles Michel is urging Ukraine to see a positive signal in the vote on budget support, even though Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán blocked its adoption on Friday night. Source: European Pravda citing Charles Michel after the meeting of EU leaders, which lasted until late at night Details: Michel claimed he aimed […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had personally promised him not to block Ukraine’s EU accession in case it fulfils all the conditions of the European Commission. Source: Macron’s response to a question by Politico at a press conference in Brussels on 15 December, as reported by European Pravda […]