Press Roundup: Different Takes on Hungary’s Dependency on Russian Gas A pro-government columnist lambasts the opposition for demanding more independence from Russian energy imports. A liberal pundit accuses the government... 2022.03.04.
PMO Head: Ukrainian Situation Different from Hungary in 1956 The position of the Hungarian government on the war in Ukraine was shared by Gergely Gulyás in a press conference... 2022.03.03.
PM Orbán: “We are in the crossfire of major geopolitical players” Hungary condemns the war, but until recently, there was a balanced and fair system of relations between the Hungarians and... 2022.03.03.
Opposition Protest at “Spy Bank” IIB: “Russians! Home!” "Russians! Home!," chanted protesters on Tuesday evening in Budapest's Clark Ádám Square in front of the International Investment Bank, which... 2022.03.02.
Opposition PM Candidate Márki-Zay: Only NATO Can Protect Hungary’s Safety The opposition's joint candidate for prime minister, Péter Márki-Zay, streamed a video on his YouTube channel about the week's events,... 2022.02.28.
Orbán: “Whatever sanctions EU member states agree on, we’ll back them” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that "Whatever sanctions EU member states agree on, we'll back them." In an interview with... 2022.02.27.
Opposition Pres Candidate Róna: Putin Wants Soviet Imperial Revival, Hungary Belongs to West Péter Róna, United for Hungary's presidential candidate, has issued a statement on the Russian attack that started on Thursday morning.... 2022.02.25.
Hungary Also Votes in Favor of EU Sanctions Against Russia European Union member states have agreed on new sanctions against Russia, and the European Commission will finalize the package of... 2022.02.23.
Hungary’s Consular Service Warns against Traveling to Ukraine amid Fears of Imminent Russian Attack According to press reports, the US warned allies in Europe that they fear a Russian attack as early as next... 2022.02.14.
Hungary and Russia to Cooperate on Space Research Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's foreign minister, and Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin, director-general of Russia's state space research agency Roscosmos, have signed a... 2022.02.14.
FM Szijjártó: No Extra NATO Troops Needed in Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó recently gave an interview to Euronews and was asked, among other things,... 2022.02.10.
US Charge D’Affaires: Hungary Not an Outside Observer in Russia-Ukraine Conflict In an opinion piece for hvg360, Marc Dillard, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Budapest, writes about the possible... 2022.02.08.
Press Roundup: The Geopolitical Implications of the Ukraine Crisis Pundits right across the political spectrum try to see through the smokescreen in order to make sense of the Ukraine... 2022.02.07.
PM Orbán: ‘New Russia’ is Not the Soviet-Union, We Want Good Relations with Moscow Hungary may have the role of an "ice breaker" between Russia and the West, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in... 2022.02.04.
Press Roundup: More on PM Orbán’s Moscow Visit A left-wing commentator thinks that President Putin’s demand that NATO pull back from Eastern Europe (to the 1997 status quo)... 2022.02.04.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán’s Visit to Moscow A pro-government commentator thinks that PM Orbán managed to broker important economic deals with President Putin. A liberal commentator, on... 2022.02.03.
Opposition: “Viktor Orbán has become Putin’s puppet” The Hungarian prime minister visited Moscow, where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on issues such as the... 2022.02.02.
Putin: Hungary “Important Partner” of Russia in Europe Hungary is "an important partner" of Russia in Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after five hours of talks with... 2022.02.02.
PM Orbán: With Russian Gas, Utility Bills Can Be Kept Low Substantive talks on increasing the amount of Russian long-term gas deliveries to Hungary by one billion cubic metres a year... 2022.02.02.
“No EU Leader Wants War,” Says Orbán at Meeting with Putin None of the EU leaders wants a war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, regarding the rapidly escalating conflict between... 2022.02.01.
Opposition: If Orbán Goes to Russia, He Should Not Come Home The political alliance, United for Hungary, is demanding, and not for the first time, that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán cancel... 2022.01.31.
