Bulgarian FM Georgiev said facilitating talks is more important than blocking a leader wanted for mass deportations of Ukrainian children during the ongoing war.
Hungary under Viktor Orbán, one of EU's most Kremlin-friendly governments, is prepared to violate its obligations under the Rome Statute by welcoming the Russian leader for the summit with Trump.
A 2.5-hour phone conversation between the two presidents resulted in a Budapest meeting plan—and Trump's swift retreat from supplying Ukraine with weapons that could strike Moscow.
Even as they provide billions in aid to Ukraine, several EU countries, including France, the Netherlands, and Romania, have increased Russian energy imports in 2025, funding Moscow’s war effort as well.
Hungary's drone surveillance of Ukrainian industrial facilities follows the 2025 discovery of a Hungarian military intelligence network in Zakarpattia.
A drone originating from Hungarian territory crossed into Ukraine twice at different altitudes during morning hours, according to detailed tracking data released by the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
This latest incident comes amid mounting warnings over Russian provocations in the region. The Hungarian fighters are stationed in Lithuania under NATO’s air policing mission.