The EU is seeking a way to resolve Hungary’s obstruction of Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. The EU is exploring methods to prevent Hungary from disrupting the initiation of EU accession discussions with Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. While unanimity is necessary to commence and conclude EU acce... #EuropeanIntegration #HungaryVeto #MartaKos #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
The US has removed Ukraine’s accession to NATO from the agenda; Hungary attempts to complicate European integration. US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has stated that Ukraine will not join NATO, and discussions on this topic have been taken off the agenda. “NATO is not under discussion. You (Ukrainian... #DenysShmyhal #EuropeanIntegration #Hungary #KeithKellogg #NATO #VictorOrban
Germany has dismissed the notion of Ukraine joining the EU and NATO before the war ends. Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that he supports Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, but its accession to the EU and NATO can only occur after peace is achieved. Mer... #AndriiSybiha #EuropeanIntegration #FriedrichMerz #Germany #NATO #VictorOrban
The EC puts Orban and Fico in their place, affirming that Ukraine will make the decision regarding the resumption of gas transit independently. The authority over the use of Ukrainian pipelines for gas transit remains with Kyiv. “It is up to Ukraine to decide how it wants to manage its pipeline systems,” said EC spokesperson Anna-... #AnnaKaisaItkonen #EnergyIndependence #GasTransit #REPowerEU #RobertFico #UkrainianGTS #VictorOrban
The EU has agreed to increase its defense budget: €800B will be allocated for European security and support for Ukraine. On March 6 in Brussels, European leaders committed to a significant boost in the bloc’s defense budget. EC President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a plan to finance the defense sector with €800B... #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #EUsummit #SupportUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
Hungary rejects an EU security guarantee draft and a new military support package for Ukraine, putting the €20B aid plan on hold. On February 28, Hungary opposed a draft document providing support for Ukraine during a meeting of EU ambassadors. This document included discussions about potential EU security guarantees for Ukraine... #EUmilitaryAid #EUsupportforUkraine #GasTransit #Hungary #RobertFico #Slovakia #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban #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
The US has imposed restrictions on unfinished Russian oil tankers, and the EU has found a way to circumvent Hungary’s veto on Russian sanctions. Six Russian oil tankers being built at the Zvezda shipyard have been included in US sanctions among 183 total affected vessels. This is the first time tankers have been blacklisted before having set s... #Hungary #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #VictorOrban
Ukraine will cease the transit of Russian gas on January 1, but pro-Russian EU leaders have not given up hope for its continuation. Beginning January 1 2025, the Ukrainian GTS will be able to transport gas of Russian origin only at the request of the European Commission, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. At the same time, accordi... #DenysShmyhal #DruzhbaPipeline #GasTransit #RobertFico #RussianGas #RussianOil #VictorOrban
Hungary’s “peacekeeping mission” continues as Orban speaks with Putin for an hour about his US visit on his way to visit Erdogan in Turkey. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who recently flew to the US to discuss Ukraine with Donald Trump and his team, spoke for an hour with Russian dictator Putin on December 11. “We are taking... #DonaldTrump #Putin #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarEnding
European leaders discuss ending the war in Ukraine with Donald Trump. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala spoke with US President-Elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine in a phone call. “We discussed Prague’s position on the Russian invasion. I think he is ... #DonaldTrump #PetrFiala #VictorOrban #WarEnding #WarinUkraine
The EU states are actively discussing the provision of further Ukrainian aid after Trump’s victory. At a meeting in Budapest last week, EU leaders discussed continuing military support for Ukraine should Donald Trump end US aid. Several officials believe the European Commission should develop propos... #Budapest #DonaldTrump #DonaldTusk #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
After Trump’s victory, Europe is preparing to ensure its security independently and will work with Washington to maintain support for Ukraine. The EU must be united and closely coordinate its actions with Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. They con... #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #EUdefense #G7 #OlafScholz #VictorOrban
Putin is not interested in negotiations because he wants to erase Ukraine from the earth. Analysts from the ISW drew attention to a dialogue between Serbian President Oleksandr Vucic and Putin in early October. Vucic raised the topic of a ceasefire in Ukraine, to which Putin replied that R... #AleksandrVucic #NorthKoreanSoldiers #Putin #RussianAggression #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
The European Council insists on freezing Russian assets until the end of the war, but Orbán will not allow the sanctions regime to be adjusted. The conclusions of the European Council that were approved following a meeting with the participation of EU leaders on October 17 in Brussels emphasize the importance of fulfilling commitments to prov... #G7 #HungaryVeto #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #VictorOrban
Orban does not support the Ukrainian Victory Plan, and Fico says it is contradictory. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he does not support Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan because “it is not a victory plan for Hungary.” “We have not participated in w... #EuropeanIntegration #NATO #RobertFico #VictorOrban #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Orbán threatens to block the loan for Ukraine to help Trump win the election. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is threatening to block aid to Ukraine to assist Donald Trump in the US presidential race by scuttling the $50B loan proposed by Ukraine’s allies. This woul... #DonaldTrump #G7 #HungaryVeto #LoanForUkraine #USelections #VictorOrban
Orban expects Trump’s victory in the US election and for him to establish peace in Ukraine. A few days after the US presidential elections on November 5, Hungary will host EU leaders at a summit in Budapest. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described the upcoming summit as a moment to u... #DonaldTrump #Hungary #PeaceInUkraine #USelections #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
The world searches for ways to end the Russian war in Ukraine; here is what the US, India, Germany, and Hungary are saying: US presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if he wins the election, he will end the war in Ukraine by the new year. He plans to cut energy prices by half or more within 12 months of taking offic... #DonaldTrump #OlafScholz #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Kyiv should be the one who decides on peace talks, and a Trump presidency will not change military support for Ukraine. Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said the EU must remain committed to its policy, and Kyiv should lead any talks about ending the war in Ukraine. “It will be Ukraine who decides how a peace pr... #DonaldTrump #PauloRangel #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Trump plans to ease sanctions against Russia, and Orban calls on the EU to restore relations with Russia and to prepare for the suspension of US aid to Ukraine. US presidential candidate Donald Trump considers easing sanctions against Russia as one of the components of his plan to end the war in Ukraine. “With sanctions, we push everyone away from us. T... #DonaldTrump #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SanctionsAgainstRussia #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
The EU is in a hurry to issue a $50B loan to Ukraine backed by the Russian frozen assets. The European Commission plans “very soon” to propose a $50B loan to support Ukraine and finish all the legislative work for it by the end of the year, says the Commissioner for Economy, Pa... #HungaryVeto #LoanForUkraine #PaoloGentiloni #RussianAssets #VictorOrban
More than 60 MEPs demand to deprive Hungary of the right to vote in the EU. 63 European Parliament members demand that the leadership of the EU deprive Hungary of the right to vote in the EU due to the actions of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, writes Politico. The MEP... #EUCouncil #EuropeanParliament #Hungary #MEP #VictorOrban
Orban presented his “peace plan” for Ukraine to EU leaders while Ukraine prepares its peace plan for the second Peace Summit and insists on Russia’s participation. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, after trips to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing, and Washington, sent his “peace plan” to the leaders of the European Union. According to this plan, the US, Eu... #PeaceInUkraine #PeaceSummit #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #Zelenskyy
The EU will boycott the foreign affairs summit initiated by Budapest because of Orban’s “peaceful” policy towards Ukraine. Hungary, which presides over the Council of the EU, plans to hold a summit of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Budapest on August 28-29. However, the EU’s ministers, with the exception of H... #Boycot #EUCouncil #Hungary #VictorOrban
Orban met with the leader of Turkey, which is balancing between good relations with Russia and supplying weapons to Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that he is continuing his “peacekeeping mission” and met with the President of Turkey in Washington. He called Istanbul an “indispensa... #NATOsummit #PeaceInUkraine #RecepTayyipErdoğan #Turkey #UkraineNATO #VictorOrban
Orban warns EU leadership about “dramatic events” on the front if negotiations do not start. Zelensky considers Hungary a weak mediator. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who visited Kyiv, Moscow, and Beijing on a a self-proclaimed “peacekeeping mission,” wrote a private letter to EU leadership to provide information c... #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Orbán met with Putin in the Kremlin: The Hungarian prime minister is trying to shift the West’s attention from supporting Ukraine to “peaceful” negotiations. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with the Russian president to discuss the Russian war against Ukraine and its “peaceful settlement.” Moscow said that Orbán came not only as a par... #EUCouncil #Hungary #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Victor Orban arrived in Ukraine for the first time since 2008, pushing the Kremlin’s agenda. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv on July 2 for a meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time in the last 16 years. This visit took place as Hungary s... #EuropeanCouncil #Hungary #VictorOrban #Zelenskyy
The EU has started accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova; Hungary is against it but will not block it. On June 25, 2024, the European Union officially started negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova to join the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, adding: “The road ahead wil... #DmytroKuleba #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEUNegotiations #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
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 will punish Hungary to help Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. Hungary will not retain its current position as an enlargement commissioner in the new European Commission. As diplomats told Politico, the EC is tired of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s... #EUexpansion #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanIntegration #Hungary #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
Sufficient help from the West will allow Ukraine to improve the situation at the front by June. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, having received additional assistance, will probably be able to improve their operational situation by June, ISW analysts believe. It is noted that Ukrainian forces will m... #Kremlin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATOsoldiers #RussianOffensive #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
Ukraine expects the first €4.5B from the new EU package in March; here is what the program provides. The European Parliament must approve the €50B Ukraine Facility program, previously approved by the European Council, during the plenary session scheduled for February 26-29, 2024. The first payment of... #EUfinancialAid #EUsummit #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU has a compromise solution to allocate €50B for Ukraine. EU leaders will agree to the terms of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, who insists on an annual review of financial assistance to Ukraine as part of a four-year, €50B package. Budapest wants not only a... #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU might hinder Hungary’s economy if it blocks aid to Ukraine. According to an internal EU document, Brussels will collapse the exchange rate of the Hungarian forint and reduce Hungary’s investment attractiveness, harming the “jobs and growth” o... #Hungary #HungaryEconomy #JanosBoka #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU promises a harsh response to Hungary’s veto on Ukrainian aid. European Union leaders are poised to take a stricter stance on Hungary if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocks a €50B aid package for Ukraine at a summit on February 1. The EU member states are ready to... #HungaryVeto #RobertFico #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
A Ukrainian diplomat names three options for bypassing Hungary’s veto on €50B in aid. At the EU summit on February 1, Hungary can again veto the provision of €50B to Ukraine for 2024-2027 under the Ukraine Facility program. Approval of this program is Plan A. But there are at least two... #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban #VsevolodChentsov
After European Council pressure on Hungary, Orban agrees to unlock €50B for Ukraine, but Slovakia is now against the move. After the announced consideration of a resolution on the deprivation of the right to vote in the Council of the EU, Hungary declared that it is ready to give in and unblock funding for Ukraine. Accord... #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #RobertFico #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
Orban has achieved concessions from the EU, which seeks to unlock €50B for Ukraine. The European Commission is ready to accept some of Hungary’s demands in order to overcome its veto of a €50B support package for Ukraine. In particular, the EC is prepared to grant Budapest the ... #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
Hungary put forward a condition for lifting its veto on €50B aid to Ukraine. According to Politico, Hungary has said that it could lift the veto on a €50B aid package from the European Union, provided the funding is reviewed every year. Budapest proposes that the European Coun... #EUbudget #EUfinancialAid #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
By winning elections in the European Parliament, Charles Michel might give more power to Victor Orban. The current president of the European Council will be a candidate in the elections for the European Parliament, and this will also be the first time he will leave office early. Suppose current Europea... #CharlesMichel #EuropeanCouncil #VictorOrban
After joining the EU, agricultural subsidies for Ukraine will reach €70-90B; Orban is afraid that Hungary will be left without EU money. According to estimates from the Institute of German Economics, the financial consequences of Ukraine’s full membership in the MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework) for 2021-2027 are estimated at... #AgroSubsidies #agroUkraine #EUfarmers #EuropeanIntegration #VictorOrban
The EU has postponed the allocation of €50B for Ukraine until January 2024. The European Commission has proposed giving Ukraine €50B in financial aid through 2027. On December 14, EU leaders discussed this initiative at a summit in Brussels. Hungary vetoed the decision on the... #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
On Thursday, the 27 leaders of the EU decided to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. The decision marks a major milestone on Kyiv’s determined path to join the European Union once the conflict of Russia’s war is over and represents an endorsement by Brussels of the country’s Western t... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
Hungary is ready to remove its veto from €50B in EU aid to Ukraine for a “favor” from the EC. Hungary is ready to lift its veto on the EU’s current €50B funding proposal for Ukraine if the EU unfreezes €30B earmarked for Budapest, which was blocked last year due to problems with the rule... #BalazsOrban #CharlesMichel #HungaryVeto #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
There is a back-up plan: the EU is preparing extra-budgetary financing for Ukraine to bypass Hungary’s veto. EU diplomats are discussing technical proposals to attract emergency funding for Ukraine outside the bloc’s common budget if Hungary does not waive its veto on a four-year €50B support package t... #EUsupportforUkraine #HungaryVeto #JanosBoka #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The new PM of Poland promises to unblock the border with Ukraine and announces the shifting of the Hungarian government toward Russia’s position. The new head of the Polish government, Donald Tusk, criticized the current government’s actions and said that he will immediately correct the problem of blocked cargo transportation at the borde... #BorderBlockade #DonaldTusk #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
The EU does not have a back-up plan for opening negotiations on Ukraine’s membership, while Hungary is still against it. The EU has no plan B to commence membership negotiations with Ukraine. Still, there is hope that the decision on further funding will be adopted at the summit of the European Council on December 14-15... #AssociationwithEU #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
EU ambassadors will discuss the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s membership by December 10. The EC leaders’ meeting will be held in Brussels on December 14-15. European leaders are expected to discuss the European Commission’s proposals for a political decision on membership talk... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
