Hungary has blocked the payment of the eighth package of €500 million from the European Peace Fund for weapons that EU member states are supplying to Ukraine.
Source: ANSA referring to its source, reported by European Pravda
Details: The €500 million p…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, said that due to Ukraine’s inclusion of the Hungarian OTP Bank in the list of war sponsors, Budapest “will find it very difficult” to agree with the EU on new sanctions against Russia.
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On Tuesday 9 May, the European People’s Party (EPP), which is the largest political group of the European Parliament, adopted a position paper, in which it supported Ukraine’s invitation to the North Atlantic Alliance at the upcoming NATO summit in Vil…
Former US President Bill Clinton has said that he understood the inevitability of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine as early as 2011.
Source: Financial Times, citing Bill Clinton
Details: As the former White House leader said, after …
The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre has refused to participate in the 10th Theatre Olympics in Budapest (Hungary) because of the inclusion of Russians in the programme.
Source: The theatre representatives on Facebook
Quote: “Mor…
AFPPope cautions against ‘belligerence’ during Hungary visit[1]Pope Francis called for a recovery of the European spirit and a rejection of “adolescent belligerence” amid rising nationalism and war in Ukraine, during his visit to Budapest Friday.The po…
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that his country has paid “too high a price” for the war in Ukraine.
Source: Szijjártó on Facebook, in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement
Details: On Saturday, 29…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Hungary’s behaviour and its relationship with Russia are inconsistent with its status as a NATO member.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview to Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian journalists, as re…
The French government has reportedly cleared ways for Framatome, a state-backed nuclear power operator subsidiary, to participate in a construction project in Hungary led by Russia’s state-owned Rosatom. In an article published[1] on April 28, F…
Civil society and rights groups in Hungary say the system is failing Ukrainian refugees. The criticism comes ahead of a meeting between Pope Francis and President Orban.
Talks between the Pope and Hungary’s leader Viktor Orban this weekend in Budapest …