On Thursday, Hungary hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced it would be quitting the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. "The Hungarian government...
Hungary Still Pushing for Russia-Ukraine Christmas Truce
Hungarian officials have said they're still pushing for a Christmas ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine despite a rejection from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had proposed a...
Orban Says Zelensky Rejected Proposal for a Christmas Truce
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that he had proposed the idea of Ukraine and Russia establishing a Christmas truce, but it was rejected by Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky. "At the end of the Hungarian EU Presidency, we made new efforts for...
Hungary and Slovakia Slam US Decision To Support Long-Range Strikes in Russia
Hungary and Slovakia, two NATO countries, have slammed President Biden's reported decision to support long-range Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, an escalatory step that risks nuclear war. "This is an unprecedented escalation of tensions, a decision that...
Hungary Warns Against Allowing Long-Range Strikes Inside Russia
On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned against allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to launch long-range strikes inside Russia. "If long-range attacks hit the territory of Russia, then the risk of escalation will only increase," Szijjarto...
EU’s Top Diplomat Boycotts Hungary’s EU Presidency Over Orban’s Peace Mission
Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, has taken a step to effectively boycott Hungary's rotating presidency of the EU in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent efforts to pursue peace in Ukraine. Hungary was scheduled to...
Members of European Parliament Want To Punish Hungary for Orban’s Peace Mission
Dozens of members of the European Parliament are fuming over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent push for a peace deal in Ukraine, which he began when Hungary took over the rotating EU presidency. Sixty-three members of the 705-seat European Parliament sent...
Hungary Says It Will Not Support NATO Becoming ‘Anti-China’ Bloc
Hungary said on Thursday that it would not support NATO becoming an "anti-China bloc," pushing back on the alliance taking aim at Beijing during the summit in Washington. On Wednesday, the alliance issued a communiqué that slammed China for its trade relationship with...
Hungary’s Orban Visits Ukraine, Suggests Zelensky Consider a Ceasefire
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made his first wartime visit to Ukraine on Tuesday and suggested to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he agree to a ceasefire with Russia. Zelensky's so-called "peace formula," which he has been pushing as a way to end...
Hungary’s Parliament Ratifies Sweden’s NATO Membership
Sweden cleared its last hurdle to join NATO on Monday as Hungary's parliament ratified its membership. "The parliaments of all Nato member states have now voted in favor of Swedish accession to NATO. Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic...