Russia, EU and Hungary

Orban threatens to veto EU sanctions on Russia over gas transit
The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, has once again threatened to veto the European Union's sanctions against Russia. This will happen if Ukraine does not restore the transit of Russian gas, Bloomberg reports.
Hungary to block EU Russia sanctions next time unless Ukraine gas transit resumes, Orban says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened on Friday to block the next rollover of EU sanctions against Russia unless Brussels helps achieve a restart of Russian gas transit via Ukraine, which was halted on Jan.
After agreement on gas intake, Hungary signs off on EU renewal of sanctions on Russia
The European Union will moved forward with a renewal on Russian sanctions after a deal was struck with Hungary, according to multiple reports.
EU Risks Letting Russia Sanctions Expire as Orban Stalls Renewal
The European Union is facing another potential showdown with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his refusal to sign off on an extension of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine.
EU’s Russia sanctions in limbo after Orban aide urges ‘debate’
The Hungarian premier has repeatedly called for the end of Russian sanctions. One of the E.U.’s closest Trump allies, Orban has backed the U.S. president’s ambition to end the war swiftly, asserting that the new administration was poised to cut off aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine gas transit row intensifies as Hungary threatens to block EU sanctions renewal
A row over the end of Russian gas flows via Ukraine has intensified as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened to block the next rollover of EU sanctions against Russia unless Brussels helps to achieve a restart of supply.
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Orbán on Russia: US sanctions good, EU sanctions bad
EU sanctions against Russia are bad, but it's all good when Donald Trump threatens to impose them, according to Hungarian ...
EU state calls for lifting of Russia sanctions
Hungary has called on the EU to remove sanctions on Russia with PM Orban threatening to veto their renewal if economic impact ...
'Playing with fire': Orbán's sanctions veto threat puts Brussels on edge
With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv destroys command post in Kursk after drone assault on Putin's oil refineries
Although Hungary's supply of Russian gas comes via the TurkStream pipeline through Turkey, not via Ukraine, Orban maintains that the Ukraine route is important to Hungary. Orban told state radio on ...
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Orbán’s power to disrupt is exaggerated
The economic difficulties facing the Hungarian leader with will further undermine his ability to hijack — let alone drive — ...
EU renews Russia sanctions, calls for unity against Trump
The EU renewed sanctions on Russia and called for unity to respond to Donald Trump's transactional approach. The US president ...
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Endorses Trump’s Executive Orders
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a key ally of Russia and a good friend of Donald Trump’s, took to X to congratulate ...
Putin's Problems in Europe Are Getting Worse
Serbia, Slovakia and Poland's call for a permanent end to Russian gas flows pose issues for the Russian leader.