Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has commented on the meeting between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin in China, during which the former called the Russian war of aggression a “military op…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Oct. 17, Orban posted on Facebook. “Today, everyone in Europe is concerned with one question: will there be a ceasefire in Ukraine,” Orban captioned a photo of…
Editor’s Note: This is issue 106 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Oct. 7-13. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission.Ukrainian SOE Weekly is an independent weekly digest based on a compilation of the most i…
The European Commission has said that Hungary will receive funds currently blocked if it overcomes corruption and problems with the rule of law.
Source: Věra Jourová, the European Commission’s Vice President for Values and Transparency, in an interview…
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Moscow on the evening of Oct. 12, according to photos he posted to Facebook. “Arriving in Moscow. Cold weather is coming, energy security is in the spotlight again,” he captioned the photos. Unlike …
Hungary will allow the import of Ukrainian sugar again after amending its list of prohibited Ukrainian agricultural products, the Hungarian government said in a resolution on Oct. 9. Budapest introduced a unilateral ban on Ukrainian imports on S…
The Lithuanian 2024 annual budget plans to include support for Ukraine in the amount of EUR 340 million.
Source: Ingrida Šimonytė, Lithuanian Prime Minister, said this in an interview with BNS, as reported by LRT
Details: The official said that in the …
Hungary “still needs guarantees,” that the Hungarian OTP bank will not be reinstated to Ukraine’s international sponsors of war list, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Oct. 4.The temporary suspension of the bank from the list on S…
Hungary wants guarantees that Ukraine will not put the OTP Bank back on the list of international sponsors of war.
Source: Telex, independent Hungarian news outlet, quoting the statement of Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, as rep…
Hungary has offered to split the European Union’s upcoming €50 billion aid package with Ukraine, raising concerns about reduced economic support for Kyiv.
Source: Bloomberg with reference to sources familiar with the discussions, as reported by Europea…