Ukrainian press: ‘Orbán threatened Ukraine again’ during speech to Hungarian parliament
Ukrainian press claims Orbán threatened Ukraine during his latest speech to the Hungarian parliament
Ukrainian press claims Orbán threatened Ukraine during his latest speech to the Hungarian parliament
Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership would have merited a wider social debate
Portugal is also assisting Ukraine with tanks and air defense systems
Getting the aircraft is only “half the battle”
Modifications to the Pantsir-S Russian air defense system will likely improve their effectiveness against the U.S. HIMARS missile system as well
Turkey plays a key role in Hungary’s natural gas supply
Turkey would have the lead role in such a naval force
Pilot training programs will begin as soon as possible, but the jets won’t be ready in time to help with Ukraine’s current counteroffensive
Official says the quoted fragment was taken out of context
Zelensky’s adviser said the idea was “ridiculous”
The defense alliance announced plans to increase its surveillance in the Black Sea
“We will take up work in mid-September,” said Zsolt Németh, chairman of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee
The EU wants Ukraine to clean up its act
Zelensky saw his hopes dashed on the first day of the summit.
The topic of Ukraine’s NATO membership will dominate talks at this week’s summit in Vilnius, writes Jakub Fujaček for Echo 24
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg seemed to warm to the proposal, but not all EU leaders agree
Such a move points to an imminent Ukrainian offensive
A security expert writing for Forbes proposes building a new NATO base in Romania
The British press reported that the EU chief is Biden’s preferred successor to long-serving Jens Stoltenberg
Foreign troops and air defense systems on loan for the July 11-12 summit
German military aid to Ukraine went from non-lethal to state-of-the-art battle tanks within the space of a year
Will the procurement of U.S. fighter jets be enough for Turkey to approve Sweden’s accession to NATO?
Serbs protested the installment of ethnic Albanian mayors in their districts of Kosovo
The joint military exercises on Russia’s border will last until June 9
Twenty Hungarian servicemen were injured when the peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR) deployed soldiers to prevent more widespread violence
Member states are scheduled to discuss Ukraine’s membership during a July summit
Hungary does not wish to “import conflicts” into NATO
But it is not yet clear where Ukraine would get the planes from
Hungary won’t agree to EU financing as long as Ukraine keeps its ban on OTP Bank
“This is an attack on Hungary and therefore NATO, according to NATO Article 5,” said a Hungarian security expert
Hungary’s energy security would take a major hit if Ukraine went through with a plan to destroy a key Russian pipeline
Admitting Ukraine would be a “further step toward European peace,” according to the EPP
Hungary has a good reputation in Finland
It would be impossible to gather the capital for such a bank, writes Hungarian columnist Béla Révész
Russia still has an instinct for self-preservation, writes Junge Freiheit journalist Fabian Schmidt-Ahmad
Tamás Menczer tells Ukraine it must first resolve its treatment of the Hungarian minority residing in the country
Dismantling the armed forces is not a good way to prepare for war, Magyar Hírlap columnist Péter G. Fehér writes
Sweden hopes to follow in Finland’s footsteps over the next few weeks
Popular support for helping Ukraine is lessening in Slovakia, President Čaputová said
Sweden’s supposedly conservative prime minister has called for Hungary’s conservative government to be removed from power in the past
The Hungarian parliament approved the motion by 182 in favor to just six against
Russia said it was sending nuclear weapons to Belarus in response to the U.K. sending depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine
For the time being, Bulgaria will not send any military equipment to Ukraine
Balázs Orbán, a Hungarian MP and the political director of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, listed a number of derogatory remarks made by high-profile Swedish government officials about Hungarian democracy shortly after the Hungarian parliamentary vote on Sweden’s NATO membership was delayed
Hungary remains committed to protecting the interests of its ethnic minority in Ukraine
Hungary, which did not sign the agreement, says the agreement will lead to further escalation
Hungary is “authoritarian” and NATO should consider withholding sensitive information from Turkey and Hungary, Die Welt foreign policy commentator Clemens Wergin writes
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said his government is on “the right side of history” after the announcement on Friday
The exercise, which will involve numerous aircraft and naval vessels from several NATO nations, will run for 12 days
Hungary may be among the few who want peace talks, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong, publicist Mátyás Kohán writes for the Mandiner news outlet
A Hungarian delegation of MPs traveled to Stockholm and Helsinki this week for talks
Turkish President Erdoğan has insisted his country will not approve Sweden’s NATO membership while the country allows the burning of the Quran in public demonstrations
Newly appointed Boris Pistorius criticized previous administrations for failing to meet NATO’s requirements on defense spending and claimed the current military is not fit for purpose
The Hungarian parliament is expected to vote on the matter in late March
“We are concerned that China is considering supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine with lethal assistance, something that we’re watching very, very closely”
In a state-of-the-nation address, Vladimir Putin warned the West it is “impossible” to defeat his country on the battlefield
Swedish authorities claimed the demonstration would pose “a serious disturbance to national security”
“Nothing is off the table,” claimed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as his office announced Ukrainian pilots would be trained on NATO-approved aircraft
A majority of Finns back joining the defense alliance without Sweden, and sources suggest the Finnish government is prepared to do so without its neighbor
The Russian president specifically called out Germany for sanctioning the delivery of Leopard tanks to Kyiv
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the book burning was “unacceptable” and suggested Sweden “behave a little more carefully”
Ukraine’s request for F-16 fighter jets represents a new level of support the U.S. should not entertain
The Turkish president suggested his country may green-light Finland’s NATO ambitions but told Sweden it must extradite “terrorists” back to Ankara before any talks can begin
German Leopard tanks supplied by several countries will be the key element, but their effectiveness will depend on how quickly they can arrive
“It has been said over the past few months that we are only partially ready to defend ourselves — if we are ready at all”
The military situation will define the terms of any peace, Stoltenberg said
Germany’s government claims Nord Stream 2 may have contributed to the war
Szijjártó says Hungary has not mentioned the issues surrounding the Hungarian minority in Ukraine since the Russian invasion
Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky confirmed PM Viktor Orbán had convened the Defence Council in the wake of the events
The new power conduit could replace current gas shipments, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained
Dîncu went against his country’s official policy of supporting Ukraine’s war efforts
Hungary officially supports the two countries’ NATO membership, but due to Turkish concerns, it is reluctant to move forward at the present time
Turkey received concessions from the U.S. and both candidate countries to green-light NATO enlargement, but this is far from being a done deal, Zoltán Bugynár writes in Magyar Nemzet
Finland and Sweden have until the end of the month to resolve Turkey’s objections
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means NATO is no longer bound to its previous agreement with Moscow
NATO’s military commander in Europe is always an American officer
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin revealed her government was currently reviewing proposals to potentially join the alliance
Slovakia’s liberal leaders want to place NATO’s frontline with Russia on their territory, yet most citizens not only reject NATO troops in their country but also support neutrality or even back Russia’s actions in Ukraine