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Viktor Orban, Hungary's Prime Minister, has been at the center of controversy due to his recent statements on EU relations and Ukraine's sovereignty. Orban accuses the EU of refusing negotiations with Putin, while arguing that Hungary's destiny lies alongside Russia, not within an EU containing Ukraine. His comments have drawn criticism from multiple fronts, including Germany and Ukraine, which view Orban's pro-Russian stance as detrimental to European unity. Budapest's strategic alignment with Russia is evident in its continued reliance on Russian energy and its veto on Ukraine's EU accession. Orban's rhetoric reflects a broader geopolitical divide, as Hungary navigates its position between the EU's policies and its historical ties with Russia.

What is Viktor Orban's position towards the European Union's relationship with Ukraine?

Viktor Orban has expressed reservations about Ukraine's inclusion in the EU, citing Hungary's preference to align with Russia. This stance has led to tensions within the EU as Hungary often vetoes EU statements and actions regarding Ukraine. The Hungarian government suggests that public opinion largely opposes Ukraine's accession to the EU.

How has Hungary's relationship with Russia influenced its energy policies?

Hungary's reliance on Russian energy resources remains significant under Orban's leadership. Despite EU attempts to curtail Russian energy imports, Hungary continues to import oil and gas from Russia, arguing there are no viable alternatives. The economic implications of severing ties with Russian energy are believed to be too severe for Hungary at this time.

Why is Hungary's position on Ukraine's sovereignty controversial?

Viktor Orban's statements on Ukraine’s sovereignty are controversial because they challenge the notion of Ukraine as an independent state. Orban suggests that Ukraine is not fully sovereign, which has fueled diplomatic strains with Ukraine and other EU countries that support Ukraine's territorial integrity amidst Russian aggression.

What actions has the European Union considered regarding Hungary's current policies?

The EU is contemplating reforms to decision-making processes to circumvent Hungary's vetoes on key issues such as sanctions against Russia. By shifting from unanimous to qualified majority voting, the EU seeks to advance collective policies despite Hungary's objections, particularly concerning Ukraine-related matters.

How have Hungarian-Ukrainian diplomatic relations been affected by recent events?

Diplomatic relations between Hungary and Ukraine have been strained due to multiple issues. Ukraine has reacted to pro-Russian sentiments and actions by Hungary, including accusations of airspace violations and Hungary's stance on Ukrainian EU membership, leading to retaliatory measures and heightened diplomatic tensions.

What is Hungary's stance on the use of drones in conflict scenarios?

Hungary has expressed its readiness to protect its airspace from incursions by foreign drones, notably from Russia. Prime Minister Orban declared that Hungary will shoot down any Russian drones violating their airspace, signaling a complex stance where Hungary must balance its security concerns against its diplomatic ties with Russia.

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угорщина,сійярто Szijjártó allegedly receives letter with threats in Ukrainian: "explosive reception" in Uzhhorod is promised - Hungarian media Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto allegedly received a threatening letter written in Ukrainian. 4 698 38 Ukrainian Politics

орбан EU is ready to take tough measures against Hungary if Orban continues to block aid to Ukraine - Bloomberg According to Bloomberg, European Union leaders are ready to take tough measures against Hungary if Prime Minister Viktor Orban continues to block a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine at an extraordinary summit of leaders on 1 February. 10 063 41 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

гергей,гуяш Orban’s Chief of Staff Gyasi does not rule out "possibility of improving" relations with Ukraine: "We should not lose hope" The office of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban does not rule out the possibility of improving relations between Budapest and Kyiv. 2 733 21 World

орбан European Parliament calls for punishing Orban for undermining democracy in Hungary The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the punishment of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for undermining democracy in Hungary. 4 951 29 World

єс,допомога Hungary on reaching agreement with EU on €50 billion for Ukraine: It is still far from that The Hungarian government said that an agreement with the European Union on new long-term financing for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros is "still far from that." 2 491 18 World

європарламент Some MEPs call for Hungary to be deprived of voting rights MEPs discussed an extraordinary summit to be held on February 1 and called on EU leaders to deprive Hungary of the right to vote. 2 438 5 World

орбан,угорщина On January 18, European Parliament will consider resolution on depriving Hungary of right to vote in Council of EU - mass media On Thursday, January 18, the members of the European Parliament will vote for the resolution on depriving Hungary of the right to vote in the Council of the European Union. In the document, MEPs also call for an investigation into the legality of the European Commission’s decision to unfreeze 10 billion euros for Budapest. 5 151 32 World

орбан,угорщина Orban may compromise with EU to lift veto on new aid package for Ukraine - Politico Budapest made it clear to the European Union that it is ready to abandon its opposition to the new long-term financing of Ukraine for 50 billion dollars. Discussions on this are currently ongoing. 2 859 24 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

орбан Orban on €50 billion aid package for Ukraine: "This is violation of EU’s sovereignty and national interests" Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the approval of a €50 billion macro-financial support program for Ukraine would be a violation of the EU’s sovereignty and national interests. 6 316 50 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

орбан,фон,дер,ляєн European Commission is ready to make concessions to Hungary for package of aid to Ukraine for 50 billion euros - Financial Times According to The Financial Times, the European Commission is ready to concede some of Hungary’s demands in order to approve the allocation of €50 billion in financial aid to Ukraine. 4 965 34 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

орбан US disappointed with Orban’s stance on Ukraine – State Department The United States is disappointed that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is calling into question support for Ukraine in Europe. 5 112 39 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

європарламент Finnish MEP Sarvamaa initiates petition to deprive Hungary of voting rights in EU Council The centre-right MEP from Finland, Petri Sarvamaa, initiated a petition to strip Hungary of its EU Council presidency under Article 7 of the EU Treaty. 7 798 49 World

орбан Hungary has put forward new requirement to remove veto of 50 billion euros for Ukraine - Politico Hungary may lift its veto on the EU’s €50 billion aid package to Ukraine if the funding is reviewed annually. 16 519 49 World

сійярто Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto announces meeting with Yermak in January Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced a meeting in January with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak. 4 747 93 World

угорщина Meeting between leaders of Ukraine and Hungary is planned in near future - OP The Office of the President is working on a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Hungary. 1 169 21 Incidents

єс EU will support Ukraine despite Hungary’s opposition, - German Foreign Ministry The EU will continue to support Ukraine despite Hungary’s opposition. Other EU member states can act even without Budapest. 854 8 World

ес,евросоюз,єс,євросоюз European Union is preparing a reserve plan for €20 billion for Ukraine in case of Hungary’s veto, - FT The European Union is preparing a contingency mechanism to provide up to €20 billion to Ukraine to bypass Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s objections. 3 430 16 War in Ukraine

кулеба EU countries will approve provision of €50 billion for Ukraine, regardless of position of Orban - Kuleba EU countries will approve a decision to allocate €50 billion for Ukraine. This will happen despite Hungary’s possible veto. 3 394 21 World

орбан Orban on Hungary’s presidency of EU Council: My plan is to occupy Brussels Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that the country’s EU presidency will have a "peacekeeping" and "balancing" role. 10 303 59 World

орбан Orban: ’Christmas and Holy Spirit’ helped to change Ukraine’s law on minorities Budapest is studying the amendments to the legislation on national minorities that Ukraine adopted to implement the European Commission’s recommendations for the start of accession negotiations. 4 237 26 World

орбан,путін Orban is Trojan horse working to protect interests of Russia - Czech Minister Dvorak The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, is blackmailing Europe and abusing the veto right. 4 118 33 World

віктор,орбан Orban: Hungary will support allocation of €50 billion to Ukraine when EU unblocks all funds frozen for Budapest Hungary will not support Ukraine’s new EU aid package until the bloc pays all funds frozen for Budapest. The country should "get everything that belongs to it". 4 558 37 World

орбан Hungary blocks EU economic aid to Ukraine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked the adoption of the EU budget decision, which would have included a medium-term assistance programme for Ukraine. 21 499 104 War in Ukraine

орбан Orban did not participate in decision to start negotiations with Ukraine on EU accession - media Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he did not take part in the decision to start negotiations with Ukraine on joining the EU. 12 548 48 World

орбан Orban: Ukraine has not fulfilled the conditions necessary to start negotiations on EU membership Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated that there is no reason to negotiate Ukraine’s membership in the EU at this time. 9 408 55 World

угорщина European Commission decided to unblock 10 billion euros for Hungary - Guardian Today, on December 13, the European Commission decided to unfreeze 10 billion euros for Hungary, which is about a third of the amount blocked due to a number of problems with the rule of law in the country. Before that, there was information about the refusal to unfreeze such a tranche for Budapest. 4 247 30 World

єс,єк,єврокомісія European Commission decides to delay €10bn allocation to Hungary - Reuters The European Commission will not disburse €10 billion to Hungary for the time being. It is awaiting a final step from Budapest to unblock the country’s access to billions of euros frozen after Prime Minister Viktor Orban damaged the democratic system of checks and balances. 6 713 30 World

дмитро,кулеба Ukraine received signal from Hungary about "window of opportunity" at EU summit, - Kuleba Ukraine has received the first non-public and unofficial signal from Hungary that indicates a window of opportunity for Kyiv at the EU summit. Budapest wants a slower process for Kyiv’s membership in order to carefully study the implications of joining the bloc. 19 576 21 Ukrainian Politics

єс,євросоюз Leaders of Transcarpathian Hungarian communities ask Orban to support negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to EU Leaders of the Hungarian communities of Zakarpattia appealed to the President of the European Council Charles Michel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to support the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. 7 101 49 World

орбан,угорщина Hungary harms EU unity - Lithuanian President Nauseda Hungary, by threatening to block further support for Ukraine in its EU membership negotiations, is undermining the principle of bloc unity. 2 829 28 World

колонна Today we will send three clear messages to Hungary, - French Foreign Minister Colonna During today’s meeting, European foreign ministers will focus on Hungary’s special position. 12 156 38 War in Ukraine

орбан,мішель Start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU may be postponed until March because of position of Hungary, - media The start of official negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU may be postponed until March 2024, if Hungary does not give its consent at the EU summit in Brussels on December 14-15. 3 205 21 World

орбан,угорщина Hungary blocks all issues concerning Ukraine at EU summit At the EU summit in Brussels, Hungary consistently blocks all issues related to Ukraine. 14 106 81 World

орбан Orban’s allies to push in US to cut aid to Ukraine - Guardian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s allies will hold a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington to seek an end to US military support for Ukraine. 17 086 112 Incidents

орбан Orban calls Ukraine "one of most corrupt countries in world" and once again opposes joining EU Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reiterated his opposition to the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, as "the country is not ready for it." At the same time, he noted that he was ready to be "flexible" on other issues. 7 517 75 World

порошенко Poroshenko on contacts between Ukrainian authorities and Hungary: Dialogue is key to our victory The fifth President and leader of the "EU" Petro Poroshenko welcomes the resumption of bilateral contacts with Hungary. 3 256 40 Ukrainian Politics

орбан Hungary blocks draft EU summit decision on Ukraine - media The EU countries have not yet agreed on the wording of the final decision of the EU summit on the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession, as Budapest continues to block issues related to support for Kyiv. 4 735 40 World

кордон About 650 trucks are queuing at border with Slovakia, 750 - with Hungary, - State Border Guard Service As of the morning of 4 December, 650 trucks were queuing at the border with Slovakia due to the blockade. Opposite the Tysa checkpoint (border with Hungary), there were about 750 trucks. 1 769 18 Incidents

єк European Commission disagrees with Orban that proposal to start accession talks with Ukraine is unreasonable According to the European Commission, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is wrong when he says that the proposal to start negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU is "unfounded and poorly prepared". 1 412 15 World

порошенко Szijjarto confirms Poroshenko initiated meeting with Orban Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that EU leader and Ukraine’s fifth president Petro Poroshenko had initiated a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. 12 275 96 Ukrainian Politics

угорщина Hungary is against the Czech initiative to restrict the movement of Russian diplomats in the EU: It contradicts our principles In Hungary, against the proposal of the Czech Republic to limit the movement of Russian diplomats in the Schengen zone. 2 015 31 Incidents

угорщина Orbán’s administration calls allocation of 50 billion euros to Ukraine and its accession to EU "unjustified" Hungarian Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Gergely Guyás said that Hungary opposes Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and the increase in the EU’s joint budget, 50 billion euros of which should be used to support Kyiv. 6 002 52 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

угорщина,сійярто Hungary calls for end to military aid to Ukraine at OSCE: "Weapons do not help to achieve peace" During his speech at the OSCE ministerial meeting in Skopje, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto argued that supplying Ukraine with weapons would not contribute to peace and that Budapest did not want more members of the Hungarian minority to die in the war. 7 316 99 Previously in trend: War

кулеба We are working with partners to find solution, - Kuleba on Hungary’s threats to block Ukraine’s accession to EU Ukraine, together with its partners, is working to prevent Hungary from vetoing future EU accession negotiations. 1 228 13 World

стефанішина Stefanishina: Most influential and progressive EU states will not allow Hungary to block aid to Ukraine and EU accession Hungary has a legal opportunity to block the start of accession negotiations with Ukraine, but the most influential and progressive EU states will not allow this. 2 693 16 Ukrainian Politics

сійярто Hungary will block allocation of military aid to Ukraine, - Sijarto Hungary will block the allocation of a tranche of military aid to Ukraine until Kyiv provides guarantees that Hungarian firms will not be included in the "black list" of international sponsors of the war in Ukraine. 12 048 69 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

єс EU has ’Plan B’ if Hungary vetoes €50 billion aid to Ukraine, - Reuters The European Union will be able to circumvent any veto of Hungary and provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros in aid. The European Commission has proposed expanding budget support so that Ukraine can pay salaries and cover other expenses. 3 921 40 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

орбан Negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in EU should not begin, this is Hungary’s clear position, - Orban Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes that the European Union should not start membership negotiations with Ukraine. In his opinion, Brussels "owes money" to Budapest, so Hungary should not support Ukraine. 9 612 58 World