Budapest expresses concern over sentiment for Ukraine’s full integration into the EU economy prior to its accession to the bloc. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó stated that several participants in the EU Council meeting on foreign affairs advocated for opening all chapters of negotiations regarding Ukraine’s ac... #EUmarket #EuroIntegration #Hungary #PeterMagyar #PeterSzijjártó
Hungary has promised to support sanctions targeting Russia if Putin refuses a truce. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó confirmed that Hungary may back Western sanctions against Russia if Donald Trump employs them to penalize Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the Kremlin’... #CeasefirePlan #Hungary #PeaceAgreement #PeterSzijjártó #SanctionsAgainstRussia #WarEnding
The EU has agreed to extend Russian sanctions; the EC will negotiate gas transit terms with Ukraine with Slovakia and Hungary’s participation. On January 27, the EU Council of Ministers extended its economic sanctions targeting Russia for another six months. The previous restrictions were due to expire on January 31, but they will now be in ... #GasTransit #Hungary #KajaKallas #PeterSzijjártó #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Slovakia #VictorOrban
Ukraine has a plan to resolve the oil transit issue with Slovakia. Ukraine will guarantee the transit of oil from companies that are not subject to sanctions and is ready to settle the transit issue with Slovakia in accordance with the Association Agreement with the ... #DruzhbaPipeline #Hungary #LukOil #OilTransit #PeterSzijjártó #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #Slovakia
Hungary and Slovakia’s position regarding Russian oil transit through Ukraine irritates the EU. In private conversations, EU diplomats have expressed irritation at Hungary and Slovakia’s intentions to use EU procedures to maintain their access to cheap Russian oil, contrary to the blocR... #DruzhbaPipeline #Hungary #LukOil #OilTransit #PeterSzijjártó #RobertFico #RussianOil #Slovnaft
Hungary is blackmailing Ukraine by blocking €6.5B in military aid due to the cessation of Russian oil transit to the EU. Hungary will block the €6.5B military aid financing program for Ukraine under the European Peace Fund until Ukraine resumes supplies of Russian oil to Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjár... #EuropeanPeaceFund #Hungary #LukOil #OilTransit #PeterSzijjártó #RussianOil #Slovakia
Hungary will appeal the transfer of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, blocking another €6.6B in support. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, said “the EU crossed a red line” by using €1.4B in Russian asset revenue to finance the supply of weapons to Ukraine, while ... #Hungary #HungaryVeto #PeterSzijjártó #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban
The EU is determined to start accession negotiations with Ukraine at the end of June. EU Officials in Brussels are planning to begin negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union in June. Even though EU leaders expressed their desire for Ukraine and Moldova to join th... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #PeterSzijjártó #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
NATO member countries have accepted Stoltenberg’s idea of a €100B fund for Ukraine “with a squeal.” According to diplomats, it is unknown whether the NATO member countries will be able to reach an agreement on €100B in multi-year aid for Ukraine. Several members of the Alliance have stated that the ... #AntonioTajani #JoseManuelAlbares #NATO #PeterSzijjártó #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
The EU will create a military aid fund for Ukraine in a few days, and Hungary has agreed to finance non-lethal defense aid. The EU plans to form a €5B military aid fund for Ukraine in 2024 as part of the European Peace Fund, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said. “We discussed the situation on the battlefield, th... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EuropeanPeaceFund #JosepBorrell #MilitaryAidforUkraine #PeterSzijjártó #WarinUkraine
The EU has increased the import of Russian gas, and Hungary is preparing to use the Turkish Stream for this. According to Energy Intelligence, Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe continued their recent upward trend in the first half of August. And average daily flows reached the highest level since August... #GasImport #PeterSzijjártó #RussianGas #TurkishStream
Hungary refuses to contribute to €18B macro-finance aid to Ukraine. Hungary will not make a financial contribution to the EU’s long-term joint credit to support Ukraine’s state budget in 2023, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó. “We... #EUfinancialAid #PeterSzijjártó #UrsulavonderLeyen
Hungary has launched a railway terminal for the export of Ukrainian grain. Hungary has completed the construction of a large railway terminal on the border with Ukraine, which will allow the development of an efficient, safe land route for the supply of Ukrainian grain to th... #HungaryRailwayTerminal #PeterSzijjártó #UkraineGrainExport
