EU, Hungary and Russia

EU 'without Ukraine' — Hungary's Orban posts list of demands to Brussels
Budapest has a series of demands for the European Union, including the exclusion of Ukraine from membership in the bloc, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on March 15. Orban, widely regarded as the EU's most pro-Russian leader,
EU drops 4 Russians from sanctions list in deal with Hungary to drop its sanctions veto
The EU Friday agreed to drop three Russian individuals from its sanctions list as the price for Hungary's Viktor Orban to drop a threat to veto Europe's sanctions against Russia.
Hungary seeks removal of Russian oligarch Fridman from EU sanctions list, FT reports
Hungary’s ambassador to the EU demanded that Mikhail Fridman be removed from the sanctions list, threatening to block the extension of EU sanctions imposed on about 2,000 Russians otherwise, the Financial Times reported,
Hungary demands Russian oligarch’s removal from EU sanctions list
The EU’s entry bans and asset freezes, imposed on politicians and business figures accused of supporting or enabling Russia’s war against Ukraine, are set to expire Saturday unless all 27 EU member states agree to extend them for another six months.
Hungary Demands Sanctions Relief for Russian Billionaire Fridman Ahead of EU Sanctions Vote – FT
Hungary’s ambassador to the EU has demanded the removal of Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman from the bloc’s sanctions list before agreeing to extend sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Financial Timesreported Thursday,
Hungary demands removal of sanctions on Russian oligarch Fridman in exchange for lifting its veto – FT
Hungary is demanding the removal of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list, threatening to block the extension of the European Union's sanctions against nearly 2,000 Russians if their demand is not met.

Hungary, Viktor Orbán and speech

Ukrainska Pravda on MSN10h
Hungary demands that EU summit's resolution excludes reference to support for Ukraine
During the discussion of the draft resolution of the European Council on 20-21 March, representatives of Hungary again ...
Zelenskyy: Only Hungary is blocking decision on Ukraine's EU membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the decision on Ukraine's membership in the European Union is being ...
Why is Hungary’s Viktor Orban cozying up to both Putin and Trump?
His position has given the former Warsaw Pact nation — which has a population only slightly larger than New Jersey — an outsized role in European diplomacy.
Ukrainska Pravda on MSN3d
Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Ukraine looks for way out of Hungary's blocking of EU accession talks
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Ukraine is looking for different ways to resolve the issue of ...
Hungary supports common European defence policy but not joint borrowing, PM Orban says
Hungary should take part in common European defence policy and contribute funds to it, but should not agree to joint ...
Magyar Nemzet4d
Tamas Menczer: For Hungary, Ukraine Is Not the Priority—Hungary Is
the Hungarian people's decisions have always been binding for the government, and remain so today.
Upstream Online3d
Russian oil flows to Hungary interrupted as Ukraine steps up energy infrastructure attacks
Authorities in Kyiv have increasingly targeted Russian transportation infrastructure used to ship Russian oil and gas to ...
Ukrainska Pravda on MSN1d
EU proposes setting up €40bn military fund for Ukraine, overriding Hungary's veto, Euractiv says
The European Union has proposed that a fund be established to voluntarily provide Ukraine with military assistance ranging ...