Russia, Hungary and EU

Hungary demands Russian oligarch’s removal from EU sanctions list
The EU’s entry bans and asset freezes, imposed on politicians and business figures accused of supporting or enabling Russia’s war against Ukraine, are set to expire Saturday unless all 27 EU member states agree to extend them for another six months.
EU in race against time to make Hungary renew sanctions on Russia before deadline
Hungary's resistance has put the EU in a situation of maximum suspense less than 72 hours before the individual sanctions are set to expire. View on euronews
Hungary threatens to cancel sanctions on 2,000 Russians unless EU exempts Mikhail Fridman
Hungary has threatened to block the EU’s renewal of sanctions imposed on about 2,000 Russians unless oligarch Mikhail Fridman is removed from the list.
EU Sanctions Deadlock? Hungary And Slovakia Pressure Brussels Over Russia Blacklist
Hungary is again challenging EU sanctions on Russia, pushing to remove key figures from the blacklist ahead of a fast-approaching deadline. With Slovakia aligning with Budapest, EU officials may have to scramble to find a compromise.
EU Poised to Back Extension of Sanctions on Russian Tycoons
The European Union is nearing an agreement to extend sanctions on individual Russians, including a number of billionaires, after Hungary dropped its opposition.
EU braces for Hungarian veto on Russia sanctions extension
Brussels is preparing for the possibility that Hungary may block the renewal of European Union sanctions against Russia, a move that could unfreeze tens of billions of euros in assets and undermine Ukraine's financial aid structure.
The Hungarian Opera refused to cancel Netrebko's concert at the call of Kiev
The Ambassador of Ukraine in Budapest Fedor Sandor demanded to cancel the performance of the Russian opera singer Anna ...
Russia’s Long Record of Broken Pledges and Treaty Violations
Russian forces proceeded to violate that agreement and, after taking additional territory, halted—leaving an uneasy truce in ...
Watch Marco Rubio pledge support for US vow to defend Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Trump administration should do just about anything to get Russian President ...
Ukraine once had the world’s 3rd largest nuclear arsenal; but gave up its weapons for this reason
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited the worlds third-largest nuclear arsenal. However, the country chose to ...
Hungary appeals to Ukraine to spare Russian oil pipelines after drone strike disrupts supply
Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary were halted on Tuesday after Ukraine launched major drone strikes against Moscow, ...
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Local opinion: Putin and Trump are depraved bedfellows
Trump personally dislikes Zelensky — he blames him for his first impeachment — and he is doing everything in his power to ...
Ukraine was once the world’s 3rd largest nuclear power on Earth—here's why it gave them up
After inheriting a vast nuclear arsenal post-Soviet Union collapse, Ukraine chose to relinquish it, motivated by financial ...
Opinion
Yes, America has an obligation to help defend Ukraine
When the former Soviet republics declared independence in the early 1990s, Ukraine became the owner of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.