Events

New poll shows opposition leader Péter Magyar's Respect and Freedom (TISZA) party polling 39 percent against the 43 percent of PM Orbán's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition among decided voters (25 against 30 percent among all adult citizens)

State Dept on Blinken's Travels to the UK, Ukraine, and Poland: "Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom September 9-10, where he will open the U.S.-UK Strategic Dialogue, reaffirming our special relationship.  While in London, Secretary Blinken will also meet with senior government officials to discuss a range of critical issues, including the Indo-Pacific, AUKUS partnership, the Middle East, and our collective efforts to support Ukraine. On September 11, Secretary Blinken will travel to Ukraine with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, where they will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and senior Ukrainian government officials to discuss continued support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s aggression and how to ensure Ukraine can thrive militarily, economically, and democratically in the long term. On September 12, Secretary Blinken will travel to Poland, where he will meet with senior Polish government officials to discuss a range of important bilateral issues, including deepening our defense and energy cooperation, and our work as NATO Allies to support Ukraine’s defense."

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Yerevan.

Today, elected representatives were denied access to Hungary’s parliament by Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér. U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman stated: “It is beyond extraordinary to see elected members of a European Union member state’s parliament denied access to parliament itself because they wish to discuss human rights. Denying a meeting space within the parliament to elected representatives of that body raises serious and concerning questions.”

The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of his visit to Romania, visits the chairman of the RMDSZ, Mr. Kelemen Hunor, and agitates in favor of the Hungarian minority party in the elections. He points out that only elections will enable the RMDSZ to return to government

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto Meets with Gazprom CEO

Foreign Minister of Hungary Szijjártó has arrived in St.Petersburg, Russia "to secure energy supplies"

Hungarian Foreign Minister: We oppose Ukraine's use of long-range weapons to strike Russia

The spokesman for the Operational Command of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Jacek Goryszewski, informed that over 70 soldiers of the Territorial Defense Forces from Chełm and Lublin are taking part in the search operation. "Currently, the search area is limited to the Tyszowce commune, exactly to the north-west of the town of Tyszowce. The search is also ongoing from the air using helicopters," he specified. When asked about the type of the sought-after air object, he indicated that the flight trajectory, its speed and the altitude at which it was moving "allow us to believe, to assume that it was an unmanned aerial vehicle, e.g. of the Shahed type, which the Russians use to attack Ukraine.

We are probably dealing with an object entering Polish territory. It was confirmed by radiolocation by at least three stations - said Major General Maciej Klisz, Operational Commander of the Polish Armed Forces. The incident occurred at 6:43. - The object probably entered Polish space, disappeared after about 25 kilometers (of flight - ed.) on Polish territory - he added

Poland: an air object flew into Polish territory near the city of Chervonohrad (Ukraine); it is not a rocket; most likely, the object is in Polish territory; searches are underway

Polish journalist Monika Andruszewska injured by Iskander missile in Kramatorsk, Donbas. The missile hit the hotel where @Reuters journalists used to live

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, arrived on a visit to Kyiv. Duda will take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine

FM Péter Szijjártó announced on Facebook that he will advocate for a bolder and more decisive stance by the European Union on the situation in Venezuela during the upcoming Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. After speaking with María Corina Machado, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, FM Szijjártó emphasized the importance of respecting sovereignty, freedom, free elections, and democratic values. "I assured her that I would push for a stronger and more character-driven position from the EU on the developments in Venezuela," Minister Szijjártó stated, highlighting Hungary's historical commitment to the fight for freedom and sovereignty

PM Modi lands in Poland, welcomed by @PLinIndia CdA @SebastianD_PL among other top officials

Blinken today: “Hungary was welcomed into NATO because of its commitment to a democratic future. That commitment, like the deep bonds between our people, should be protected and form the bedrock of Hungary-United States relations.”

Hungary relaxed regulations governing its sole nuclear power plant, giving it the option to operate at full capacity even if the cooling water released back into the Danube river exceeds temperature limits

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Monday and told him that Iran informed Hungary earlier today that it is going to attack Israel in response to the assassination of the head of Hamas' political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to senior Israeli officials

Hungary says Croatia 'unreliable' when it comes to oil transit

"We wouldn’t allow Chinese policemen to patrol the streets of Warsaw, but everyone perceives their sovereignty as they see fit" – @radeksikorski to @VisegradInsight's @wprzybylski on Viktor Orbán's decision enabling Chinese policemen to patrol in Hungary

The head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Szijjarto, wrote that Poland accuses Hungary of importing oil from Russia, while it itself does the same. This is another unfriendly statement. On Saturday, Viktor Orban called the Polish government's policy "hypocritical"

Hungary quietly took out a €1 billion loan from Chinese banks

The National Police of Ukraine detained a group of recruiters of arsonists who, on the instructions of the FSB, committed arson attacks on the territory of EU countries

Verdict by the EU-Commission on Hungary in this years 'rule of law report': "No progress."

In reaction to the behavior of the Hungarian six-month EU presidency, EU foreign policy chief Borrell declares the informal foreign ministerial due to be held next month in Budapest will instead take place in Brussels. He says there has to be consequences

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó announced that Hungary and Slovakia have initiated a consultation process with the EU against Ukraine for halting oil supplies. Speaking in Brussels, he stressed that the Ukrainian decision jeopardizes energy security for both countries, given that they rely heavily on Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline

The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said that he expects to meet with Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN Security Council; in the morning he spoke by telephone with the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry

The European Commission has decided to boycott Hungary's EU Council presidency in response to Viktor Orbán’s controversial trips to Moscow and Beijing

Somalia central prison chief Brigadier General Dahir Abdulle Rageh has been suspended, pending an investigation following the jailbreak attempt by militant inmates on July 13.The Somali government has appointed an eight-member committee to investigate the incident. Gen. Mohamed Hussein Ahmed is the acting prison chief and will lead the investigation

Ukrainian President: The Hungarian Prime Minister's visit to Russia was a mistake