Hungary PM Orban threatened to veto European Union sanctions against Russia when they come due for renewal in six months' time if Ukraine fails to resume the transit of Russian gas by then
The Czech Republic sanctions three representatives of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs for the brutal dispersal of protests
Axios: U.S. sending dozens of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine. Around 90 interceptors were transferred in recent days by U.S. air force from Israel to Poland ahead of delivery to Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pledged to review penalties the Biden administration imposed on Hungary, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after holding talks with his US counterpart
1 week agoRally denouncing sham elections in Belarus in Warsaw
1 week agoSlovakia is Europe. Civil protest against the government of Robert Fico and against cooperation with Putin's Russia. Freedom Square, Bratislava, Slovakia, 24.1
Merz at Körber: "It is inconceivable that the PM of Israel cannot visit EU countries because of the ICC arrest warrant. A political way must be found to ensure that this does not happen
Sarajevo protest against Polish resolution allowing Netanyahu’s visit
2 week agoZelensky: "The US, Hungary, Slovakia, and Germany oppose our NATO membership."
Prime Minister @donaldtusk: I appeal to everyone in Europe and Poland - investment in the defense of Ukraine is help for Europe, it is help for Poland. And that is why our actions to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities today are not just a temporary action in connection with Russian aggression. It is also a strategic action for the security of Ukraine, Poland and the entire West
Zelensky: The sooner Ukraine becomes a member of the EU and NATO, the sooner we will all achieve geopolitical stability
Tusk at the meeting with Zelensky: Russia planned acts of air terror against Poland, but also airlines around the world.
Slovak citizens protested against Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, accusing it of exhibiting characteristics similar to the former communist regime
Ukrainian MFA on exhumation of Poles in Ukraine: We respect each other and together we stand up to Russian imperialism. Every agreement in UA-PL relations is a blow to Moscow. A great result of the working group coordinated by @tochytskyi and @WroblewskaHann. We believe in further implementation of agreements with mutual respect
Donald Tusk: Finally a breakthrough. There is a decision on the first exhumations of Polish victims of the UPA. I thank the ministers of culture of Poland and Ukraine for their good cooperation. We are waiting for further decisions
Ukrainian MFA responding to Hungarian statements that Ukrainian decision to halt gas transit suddenly impacted EU customers: If Hungary wants to join Russia, CIS or CSTO, Ukraine will be glad to take freed place in EU and NATO
US Treasury OFAC is sanctioning Antal Rogan, a senior Hungarian government official, "for his involvement in corruption in Hungary."
Farmers protest in Warsaw
Hungarian Foreign Minister: We will not give up cooperation with Russia in the energy sector
1 month agoOrbán hints at granting political asylum to more Polish fugitives. He said it twice, the second time when he was asked about Daniel Obajtek: "He's an MEP, so it's not an issue. But in general it is true that we have to face up to the fact that there may still be cases like this."
The Hungarian ambassador received a protest note from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the decision to grant political asylum to M. Romanowski. He was also informed about the decision of Minister @sikorskiradek to summon the Polish Ambassador in Budapest for consultations in Poland,- @MSZ Spokesperson Paweł Wroński
1 month agoHungary’s government is in advanced talks with Chinese rail giant CRRC to purchase trains, locomotives, and signaling systems on a large scale, while ending cooperation with European firms like Siemens, Stadler, and Alstom
Hungary grants Poland's former Deputy Justice Minister, Marcin Romanowski, political asylum
President Zelensky at European Council commenting on Putin's proposal to make a duel between air defense and "Oreshnik" at some place in Kyiv: "Do you think the sane person could propose this?". Also says no one authorized Viktor Orban to be mediator in talks with Russia, and he cannot be as has very warm relationship with Putin
Putin: IRBM Oreshnik range is up to 5500kms, claims "missile defense in Poland cannot intercept it"
1 month agoZelenskyy said that the issue of deploying foreign troops in Ukraine may be raised in Brussels on Wednesday
Prime Minister of Poland @DonaldTusk in Lviv: We had a long and honest talk with President @ZelenskyyUa about the geopolitical situation, the situation on the front and Polish-Ukrainian relations
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called Budapest's "peacemaking" statements out of touch with reality and called on Hungarian officials to stop manipulating the topic of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday Brussels had put forward a list of Georgians to sanction over a crackdown on pro-Western protesters, but Hungary was set to block the measures
Kremlin: Putin and Orban discussed the situation in Ukraine in the phone call
