Péter Szijjártó

Negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Hungary, Andriy Sybiga and Peter Szijjarto, have started in Budapest. The meeting is held in a tête-à-tête format.

On September 30, Andriy Sybiha will hold talks with his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest. Bilateral relations, joint projects, and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration will be discussed.

Hungary will join the Friends of Peace initiative along with 14 other countries. The group, led by China and Brazil, aims to promote a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga will visit Budapest next week. The visit is aimed at resolving the dispute over the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which were restricted in 2015.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister said that the inclusion of Russians and Belarusians in the “national card” program does not pose a risk to the Schengen area. The EU is demanding explanations for this decision from Hungary.

The Israeli Foreign Minister received a warning about Iran's intention to attack through its Hungarian counterpart. Israel calls on the world to demand that Iran be held accountable for its aggressive actions.

Slovakia and Hungary rejected the EU's proposal to replace Russian oil with supplies through Croatia. Budapest called Croatia unreliable for transit, which caused outrage in Zagreb.

Hungary's Foreign Minister reacted sharply to the European Commission's response to oil transit. Szijjarto called it a scandal and criticized the proposal to use an alternative route through Croatia.

The EU ignored Hungary and Slovakia's concerns about Ukraine's sanctions against Lukoil. The European Commission stated that the sanctions do not affect oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline.

Hungary's Foreign Minister accused the EU of cutting off Russian oil supplies through Ukraine. Hungary is demanding the resumption of transit, which accounts for a third of its oil imports.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister suggested that the EU could have asked Ukraine to stop the transit of Lukoil's oil. He accused the European Commission of inaction in protecting the interests of Hungary and Slovakia.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó holds phone consultations with his counterparts from Russia and Slovakia over Ukraine's decision to stop the transit of Lukoil's oil. Hungary considers Ukraine's actions a violation of the Association Agreement with the EU.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister announced the blocking of payments from the European Peace Fund to compensate for the supply of weapons to Ukraine. The reason for this was Ukraine's tightening of sanctions against Lukoil, which led to the suspension of Russian oil transit.

Ukraine has partially banned the transit of Russian oil, which threatens Hungary's energy security. Budapest is looking for alternative sources of supply, fearing fuel shortages and power outages.

Hungary has blocked a Council of Europe resolution recognizing Zelenskyy's peace plan as the only option, arguing that it does not take into account Russia's position and that peace talks require the participation of all warring parties.

Hungary refuses to participate in NATO initiatives to support Ukraine in its war with russia, calling them a "provocation to war.

Andriy Yermak and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto discussed key issues of Ukrainian-Hungarian relations and planned further steps to develop cooperation.

Hungary threatens to block €2 billion in EU aid to Ukraine unless Kyiv stops discriminating against Hungarian companies operating in Ukraine.

Yermak and Szijjarto held online talks, making progress in improving Ukrainian-Hungarian bilateral relations, including agreeing on 5 out of 11 proposed points, finalizing positions on national communities, expanding logistics and transportation capabilities on the common border, and planning to record the agreements reached.

Hungary is the only NATO member that openly opposes direct military support and the Alliance's coordination role for Ukraine, refusing to provide financial assistance and participate in relevant planning.

NATO is planning long-term military support for Ukraine through a proposed €100 billion fund, but the proposal has received mixed reactions from allies.

After a lengthy meeting in Brussels, Kuleba and Szijjarto agreed to take steps to improve relations between Ukraine and Hungary in the coming days and weeks.

Stoltenberg discussed with Prime Minister Orban Hungary's concerns about NATO's role in Ukraine, expressing confidence that a consensus would be reached on providing support to Ukraine from beyond its borders.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg proposed a 5-year, €100 billion ($107 billion) military aid package called Mission for Ukraine to provide long-term, predictable security assistance to Ukraine, but at a meeting in Brussels, Allies had mixed reactions to the plan.

The Visegrad foreign ministers agreed that Ukraine should restore its territorial integrity after Russian aggression, although Hungary and Slovakia did not explicitly confirm their support for this statement.

Slovakia and Hungary refused to participate in financing a Czech initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, citing their opposition to the provision of lethal weapons and their belief that the conflict has no military solution.

Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, and Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, agreed to hold a bilateral meeting between the government teams next week to discuss Ukrainian-Hungarian relations and find mutually beneficial solutions to bilateral issues.

Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban discussed strong borders and bilateral relations at a meeting in Mar-a-Lago.

Hungary opposes Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's candidacy for NATO Secretary General because of his past criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's anti-LGBT policies.

According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine will soon reach 30 million tons of grain exports through the Black Sea shipping corridor.