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A year and a half into the Russian invasion, Kyiv seeks to ease frosty relations with its western neighbour Hungary
Aug. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Steps up Criticism of Budapest for its Collusion with Russia Concerning Ukrainian POWs.
Jun. 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Despite being a member of both the EU and NATO, Hungary appears to side with Russia. It is now time for Hungary to prove with whom it wants to be.
Jun. 23, 2023
Russia
Hungarian authorities have been very cagey about their involvement in the release of Ukrainian POWs held by Russia.
Jun. 22, 2023
War in Ukraine
Hungary has sought to maintain close ties with the Kremlin despite its invasion of Ukraine.
Jun. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
Hungary continues to cause problems within EU's common funding in support of Ukraine.
May. 17, 2023
War in Ukraine
American Ambassador concerned about “continued eagerness of Hungarian leaders to expand and deepen ties with the Russian Federation despite Russia’s ongoing brutal aggression”.
Apr. 13, 2023
Hungary
Hungary continues its kid-glove approach to Putin, refusing to uphold an arrest warrant issued by a court whose founding statute Budapest had signed and ratified.
Mar. 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
PM Viktor Orban has nursed close ties with both Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko and, while voicing condemnation of Russia’s full-scale invasion, has not mentioned Putin by name.
Feb. 13, 2023
War in Ukraine
The EU and Budapest have a long-running dispute about the rule-of-law and democracy in Hungary.
Dec. 13, 2022
Hungary
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday, Nov. 20,appeared at a football match of the Hungarian national team with a scarf depicting a map of “Greater Hungary” with parts of neighboring states
Nov. 22, 2022
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