Future Hungarian PM Magyar makes first statements on EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine
The loan, not the aid, was blocked by Viktor Orban's government.
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Hungary robbed $82 million from Ukraine’s state bank, now it has fabricated subtitles on a toilet-office joke video to justify it
They took a year-old private video from an illegally seized phone of couriers joking about preparing documents in a public restroom and added a phrase about "corruption money" that was never spoken to the subtitles.
Fico joins Orbán in demanding the EU lift Russian energy sanctions — a week before Hungary’s election that could end Orbán’s 16-year rule
After a call with Orbán on 4 April, Slovakia's PM claimed Brussels must immediately reopen dialogue with Russia and restore Druzhba pipeline flows — revenues that directly fund Moscow's war against Ukraine.
Szijjártó told Russia’s deputy minister he’d removed 72 entities from EU sanctions — then asked Moscow to write his arguments for removing more
The detail, buried in leaked transcripts from a call with Russia's deputy energy minister, reveals the full scope of Hungary's collusion: not just delisting oligarchs on request, but seeking Kremlin-authored justifications for Budapest's own EU lobbying.
Ukraine runs out of war funding in June—blocked from outside, inside, and below
Hungary is blocking billions from outside. Parliament from inside. And the government tried to fire the anti-corruption official the EU requires to stay.
EU summit backs Ukraine’s €90 billion loan and opens all accession clusters — but Orbán and Fico still block the money
25 EU leaders formally endorsed Ukraine's loan disbursement by early April and invited the Council to open all EU accession clusters without delay. Hungary and Slovakia declined to support the conclusions.
Russia faked Ukrainian phone numbers to threaten Hungarians in Ukraine — to help Orbán win Hungary’s election, Kyiv says
Callers impersonating Ukrainian police demanded ethnic Hungarians leave Ukraine and threatened violence, but the SBU traced every call to Russian territory.
Hungary returns Oschadbank’s armored vehicles damaged—cash and gold remain seized
Budapest handed back the collectors' cars with documented equipment failures—while keeping $40 million and €35 million in cash and 9 kg of gold.
Hungary’s opposition Tisza still leads the election, but the gap is closing—and a win may not be enough for Ukraine
New polling trims Tisza's advantage to 14 points. What a Magyar victory would—and wouldn't—mean for Ukraine.
Fico: “Slovakia is ready to take over the baton from Hungary, if necessary” — on blocking EU’s Ukraine loan and Russia sanctions
The current go-to blocker of both the loan and sanctions is Hungarian PM Orbán, who may lose the April election.
Putin sends election fixers to Budapest to keep Orbán’s Kremlin veto alive
A GRU-linked cell embedded in the Russian Embassy is running Moscow's Moldova playbook on Hungarian soil—and the stakes for Ukraine could not be higher
Slovakia can’t legally cut power to Ukraine under EU rules—any blackout move would break ENTSO-E deal
While ENTSO-E rules block legal cutoffs, experts warn Bratislava could still attempt political pressure that plays into Russia’s strategy of energy blackmail.
Why is the EU asking Ukraine to repair a pipeline it plans to shut down?
The Commission’s own roadmap commits to ending Russian crude imports by 2027.
Orbán fires back at Zelenskyy’s “slap” comment, doubles down on pro-Kremlin stance
Hungarian PM accuses Ukrainian president of "carefully chosen insults" while repeating calls to lift sanctions on Russia
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.
Sandu ties Moldova’s fate to Ukraine despite Hungary blocking both EU paths
President rejects decoupling despite Hungary’s veto blocking both countries
EU ministers condemn Putin’s Budapest visit as Hungary vows to welcome ICC fugitive
The choice of venue carries bitter historical irony for Ukraine, where Kyiv surrendered its nuclear arsenal for security promises Moscow now violates.
Anti‑Ukrainian ex‑PM Andrej Babiš’s party wins Czech election — Ukraine’s arms lifeline now hangs by a thread
The billionaire’s return puts Prague on a pro‑Russian path like Hungary and Slovakia, threatening to choke Kyiv’s supplies.
Russia and Hungary coordinate a bizarre false‑flag narrative accusing Ukraine of plotting NATO drone strikes
Within hours of a Hungarian outlet’s article, Moscow amplified claims of a Ukrainian plan to attack Poland and Romania.
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.