Orbán Meeting Jansa: “We are not troublemakers, merely stronger than we were” Hungary and Slovenia are among the few economies that were "afflicted" by the pandemic but emerged from the crisis stronger... 2022.02.21.
Press Roundup: Diverging Takes on the Ukraine Crisis A pro-government pundit ascribes the Ukraine-Russia tension to the West’s ignorance of Russian geopolitical considerations. A left-wing columnist, on the... 2022.02.19.
Foreign Minister: Hungarian-Russian Railway JV to Be Set up in Spring A Hungarian-Russian railway joint venture will be established this spring, enabling 1,000 Chinese freight trains to transit Hungary to western... 2022.02.18.
Defence Minister: Dialogue, Demonstration of Power could Create Peace in Ukraine Conflict Running a dialogue and simultaneously demonstrating power could be a way to create peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the defence... 2022.02.16.
Visegrad Insight: What Will Hungary Do if Russia Attacks Ukraine? Central European think-tank, Visegrad Insight, asked the question: 'what would happen if Russia were to attack Ukraine?'. In a collection... 2022.02.15.
Army Has Evacuation Plan in Case of Escalation of Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Plans are in place in case the Russian-Ukrainian conflict reaches the point where masses of refugees start heading for the... 2022.02.15.
Márki-Zay: Hungary’s Future in EU and NATO The future of Hungary lays "in the European Union, in unity, and in NATO", Péter Márki-Zay, prime minister candidate of... 2022.02.15.
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.
Armed Forces Chief: Hungarian Army Ready to Handle “Current Situation” The Hungarian armed forces chief has said the army stands ready to protect the Hungarian people should circumstances warrant it.... 2022.02.12.
Political Sides Fear Potential Foreign Interference in April Elections but from Different Directions As elections are nearing, both major political sides have suggested the threat of foreign interference. While the highest-ranking politicians on... 2022.02.11.
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.
Foreign Minister: Orbán’s Visit to Moscow ‘Breaks Ice’ Hungary's foreign minister has hailed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week as a success,... 2022.02.09.
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.
Foreign Minister: Dialogue More Important than Ever Dialogue is now more important than ever, and this means speaking to others besides just the Western media, Foreign Minister... 2022.02.05.
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: Marine Le Pen’s Campaign Financed by Loan from Hungarian Bank Radical right-winger Marine le Pen's party may have received a loan amounting to more than EUR 10 million from a... 2022.02.03.
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.