Orban meets Putin in Moscow as EU sidelined from Ukraine peace talks
Putin reveals Trump proposed Budapest as venue for Russia-US summit as both leaders have "good relations with Viktor."
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Orbán sells Trump-style ”peace” for Ukraine by echoing Kremlin lines and attacking EU
In a soft-focus talk with German host Mathias Döpfner, Orbán presents himself as Trump’s ally and would-be peacemaker while echoing Kremlin lines about Ukraine, sanctions, and a “failing” European Union.
EU to “frontload” Ukraine’s membership reforms in Lviv as Hungary blocks formal talks
Western Ukrainian city to host Dec 10-11 summit reviewing reforms, planning next steps while Hungary blocks formal negotiating chapters.
EU conservatives block Hungary spy probe, fearing Orbán will weaponize investigation
EPP refuses parliamentary inquiry as progressives demand immediate action
Trump cracks Western sanctions unity with Hungary exemption on Russian oil
Budapest meeting rewards Orban's loyalty with one-year sanctions waiver
Trump won’t rule out Budapest summit with Putin: “There’s always a chance”
US President Donald Trump left the door open to a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest, telling…
Zelenskyy vows to block Russian oil to Hungary — Hungary’s MOL says it can already go 80% non-Russian
Hungary’s top refiner made the claim just hours before Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with US President Donald Trump to seek sanctions relief.
Orbán says Hungary will seek exemption from US sanctions that hit Russian giants Rosneft and Lukoil
The Hungarian Prime Minister claims his pipeline‑dependent country deserves a US exemption, citing Germany’s earlier waiver.
Hungary plots anti-Ukraine axis with Slovakia and Czechia within the EU
Pro-Russian Orbán seeks to coordinate with Czechia’s Babiš and Slovakia’s Fico, potentially undermining EU support for Ukraine.
Meet Orbán’s replacement: same Ukraine policy, better PR
Péter Magyar drew massive crowds Thursday challenging Orbán. But he won't back Ukraine's fast-track EU membership or weapons deliveries either.
Romania was too boring for Western allies to watch. Russia wasn’t bored.
Intelligence arrested two saboteurs with thermite devices targeting Bucharest's Nova Post. What they ignored for years mattered more.
Romania could’ve been Ukraine’s biggest ally. Hungary made sure it isn’t.
Romania shares 600 kilometers of border with Ukraine. Budapest decides what it does about the war.
Trump and Putin schedule Budapest summit as Tomahawk promises fade following two-hour call
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.
Trump and Putin plan Budapest talks, but Ukrainian civilians might bear deadly brunt of their meeting again
While Trump hails progress and Putin’s cooperation, Ukrainian activists say the Kremlin uses diplomacy to cover continued assaults.
Hungary’s Orbán launches petition against EU defense policy, calls it a “war plans,” targets Ukraine support against Russia
While offering zero support to Kyiv, the pro-Russian Hungarian leader launched a nationwide petition to block EU military aid for Ukraine.
Ukrainian FM: Orban’s media blockade targets facts, not propaganda—”the farther from the truth the better”
Hungary has blocked Ukrainian news portals in what officials call "mirror measures" following Kyiv's September ban on Hungarian sites Origo and Demokrata
Orbán and Fico defy Trump, EU on Russian energy as bloc prepares tariff response
Brussels is preparing new tariffs targeting Russian crude through Budapest and Bratislava
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says Kremlin has joined Orbán’s campaign against him
The Kremlin’s spy agency echoed Viktor Orbán’s rhetoric, portraying Magyar as a Brussels stooge ahead of April’s elections.
Orban: Ukraine EU membership would “drag war into Europe,” proposes buffer state role instead
Hungary's Viktor Orban rejected Ukraine's European Union membership bid 25 July, instead proposing "strategic cooperation" while describing Kyiv as destined to remain a "buffer state" bordering Russia
Russian oil flows through Hungary unchecked—investigation traces deals to PM Orbán’s closest allies
Russian crude keeps pouring into the EU pipeline, enriching figures tied to both Putin and Orbán.