Prime Minister Viktor #Orban of #Hungary endorsed #Sweden’s #NATO membership after blocking it for 19 months, saying that the two countries are “ready to fight for each other.” - NYT
“Hungary’s largest bookseller has started wrapping books that feature LGBTQ+ characters in plastic to prevent customers from opening them in stores after it was taken over by a private foundation with close ties to Viktor Orbán.
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Two years ago, the government passed a widely criticised law banning … the promotion and display of homosexuality and gender reassignment”
The European Union will urge its member states to shut off all EU funding to Budapest if Hungary does not back down on its pledge to veto the EU's proposed $55 billion military aid package for Ukraine, a leaked document prepared by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times revealed on Jan. 28.
"Today, things pop up that remind us of the Soviet times. Yes, it happens that history repeats itself," Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a speech commemorating the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956.
Hi GOP Fascist Party who want to stop helping Ukraine:
“#Hungary's far-right Our Homeland party would lay claim to a western region of #Ukraine that is home to about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians if Ukraine loses its statehood due to #Russia's invasion, the party's leader said late on Saturday.”
"Nobody is forcing Hungary to stay in the EU," EU High Representative Josep #Borrell said in his address to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban.
“To be honest, I don’t see any similarities between the Soviet occupation of Budapest and what is happening in Berlamon [the headquarters of the European Commission]. I didn't see a single tank there. Nobody obliges Hungary to be a member of the EU,” Borrell said.
What will the soon to be established, new government agency in Hungary be authorised to do in order to investigate "processes suggesting foreign interference"? How will it operate? A summary.
Hungary will veto the European Union's proposed 12th sanctions package if it includes the gas, oil, and nuclear energy sectors of the Russian economy, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Oct. 28
"I can tell you for sure: if the next package contains something that contradicts our national interests, we will definitely not agree to its adoption," Szijjarto said, referring to the above-mentioned sectors as a "red line."
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert #Fico spoke out against the European Union’s proposed €50 billion ($52 bl) aid package for Ukraine at an #EU leader summit on 26 Oct.
“Orban is opposing aid for #Ukraine, arguing that ‘EU support is not working,'” the unnamed diplomat said. Fico does not support allocating the funds due to “concerns about corruption” in Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that Ukraine should be left as a “buffer zone” between Russia and the West, which would provide certain security guarantees but not admit Ukraine as a member of the EU or NATO.
László Toroczkai, leader of the Hungarian far-right Mi Hazank party, has announced claims to Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast if Ukraine loses its statehood as a result of the war.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again called for peace talks with Russia, repeating the Kremlin's false notion that the West is fighting Russia, using Ukrainian people as proxies. The Ukrainian government rejected the notion of negotiation with Russia until all of the Russian troops are gone from Ukraine's sovereign...
Financial Times: Leaked document reveals EU considering cutting off funding to Hungary over Ukraine aid veto (kyivindependent.com)
The European Union will urge its member states to shut off all EU funding to Budapest if Hungary does not back down on its pledge to veto the EU's proposed $55 billion military aid package for Ukraine, a leaked document prepared by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times revealed on Jan. 28.
Eyebrows raised as Viktor Orbán to visit Donald Trump in Florida (www.theguardian.com)
Hungary’s PM arrives in US this week without a White House invitation as he pursues what critics call his ‘fantasy’ foreign policy
Orban compares Hungary's EU membership to Soviet occupation (kyivindependent.com)
"Today, things pop up that remind us of the Soviet times. Yes, it happens that history repeats itself," Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a speech commemorating the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956.
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Authority will be able to investigate just about anything and anyone (telex.hu)
What will the soon to be established, new government agency in Hungary be authorised to do in order to investigate "processes suggesting foreign interference"? How will it operate? A summary.
Orbán says Ukraine should be “buffer zone” outside EU and NATO (www.pravda.com.ua)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that Ukraine should be left as a “buffer zone” between Russia and the West, which would provide certain security guarantees but not admit Ukraine as a member of the EU or NATO.
If Ukraine falls, we will demand Zakarpattia – Hungarian party leader (www.pravda.com.ua)
László Toroczkai, leader of the Hungarian far-right Mi Hazank party, has announced claims to Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast if Ukraine loses its statehood as a result of the war.
Hungarian PM believes West is “one step away from sending troops to Ukraine” (www.pravda.com.ua)
Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, says the West is one step away from deploying troops in Ukraine, but Budapest does not want a war.
Orban once again blames West for war, calls for peace talks on Russian terms (kyivindependent.com)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban once again called for peace talks with Russia, repeating the Kremlin's false notion that the West is fighting Russia, using Ukrainian people as proxies. The Ukrainian government rejected the notion of negotiation with Russia until all of the Russian troops are gone from Ukraine's sovereign...