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International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen during their press confrence in Brussels on December 3, 2025.

Hungary, AfD Slam EU Plan To Ban Russian Gas by 2027

Lukács Fux December 3, 2025

Budapest announced in a press conference that once the decision is formally published, Hungary will challenge it before the European Court of Justice.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “balanced position” on Ukraine as the two leaders met in the Kremlin on Friday, November 28th for talks focused on the war, energy security, and the prospect of Budapest hosting a future U.S.–Russia summit. Putin said that Moscow appreciated Hungary’s “moderate stance.” He also thanked Orbán for being prepared to host a meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest. The talks in Moscow—Orbán’s second visit since last year—underline the Hungarian leader’s unique role within the European Union. Since the beginning of the war, he has been the only EU head of government to maintain open communication channels with the Kremlin, and the only one to consistently call for peace talks rather than increased military support for Ukraine. Western European leaders and Brussels, by contrast, have preferred to fuel the war through military aid packages while failing to produce any strategy for diplomatic negotiations. Similarly to Putin, Trump, too, has welcomed Orbán’s distinct diplomatic strategy as the U.S. president is pushing his own plan for ending the war. Budapest was agreed upon as a future venue for a U.S.-Russia summit, but an agreement on Trump’s 28-point peace plan would have to be a precursor to that. While the EU is currently focusing on seizing Russian assets to use as a so-called reparations loan for Ukraine, it is simultaneously upset that it is being excluded from peace talks as Trump and Orbán make efforts to bring Moscow to the negotiating table. On Thursday, Putin said he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims as its own—otherwise his army would take it by force. Washington’s original plan would have seen Kyiv withdraw from its eastern Donetsk region and the United States de facto recognise the Donetsk, Crimea, and Lugansk regions as Russian, but Washington backtracked following criticism from Europe, and has not yet released the new version. Another central issue for Orbán in his dealings with Russia is the question of energy. “Energy supplies from Russia form the basis of Hungary’s energy supply now and will remain so in the future,” he said during the meeting, stressing that stable oil and gas deliveries were essential to keeping Hungarian energy prices the lowest in the EU. Ahead of the trip, Orbán said he had recently travelled to Washington to secure an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy companies. “We succeeded,” he announced on social media. BLOCK QUOTE Now we must take the next step, guaranteeing that deliveries to Hungary continue without interruption. This is why I am going to Russia today: to make sure Hungary’s energy supply remains secure and affordable this winter and in the year ahead. https://x.com/PM_ViktorOrban/status/1994348592996229323 His political director, Balázs Orbán, warned that Europe was “steering onto an increasingly wartime course”, cutting itself off from Russian energy while pushing for new sanctions, accelerating Ukraine’s EU accession, and risking elevating the conflict “into a broader Europe–Russia confrontation.” Hungary argues that such policies harm European competitiveness and ignore the interests of EU citizens, particularly as households across the bloc struggle with soaring energy prices.

UPDATED As the EU Pushes Sanctions, Orbán Talks Peace and Energy Cooperation in Moscow

Zoltán Kottász November 28, 2025

Vladimir Putin praised the Hungarian PM’s “balanced position” as the two leaders discussed Ukraine, energy, and a possible Budapest peace summit.

Orbán To Meet Putin in Moscow To Discuss Hungary’s Energy Security

TEC News / AFP November 28, 2025

Today’s talks will mark the fourth meeting between Orbán and Putin since the war in Ukraine began.

Orbán’s Opposition Plans Radical Left-wing Economic Shift

TEC News November 25, 2025

“When the left comes, austerity always follows,” the Hungarian PM said of the Tisza Party’s leaked programme.

Orbán Emerges as Trump’s Key Ally in Push for Ukraine Peace

Michael Curzon November 25, 2025

As Washington renews its drive for a negotiated end to the war, Hungary’s prime minister is shaping the diplomatic path—much to Brussels’ frustration.

A plane transporting a U.S. delegation including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, lands at Geneva airport, on November 23, 2025.

European Leaders, Rubio In Geneva Today for Ukraine Talks

TEC News / AFP November 23, 2025

On Sunday morning, the U.S. Secretary of State landed in Geneva where American, Ukrainian, and European officials are gathering to discuss President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

Orbán: “It Is Not Our Duty To Finance an Unwinnable War”

TEC News November 22, 2025

“Europeans must immediately and unconditionally support the peace initiative of the United States,” Orbán wrote in a letter sent to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Citing Ukrainian Criminality, Czech Party Leader Aligns with Hungary

TEC News November 20, 2025

Okamura backs Orbán and calls for an end to financial support for ‘corrupt’ Ukraine.

Hungarian PM Slams EU’s €135 Billion Ukraine Funding Plan

TEC News November 19, 2025

Orbán warned that Brussels’ latest scheme would saddle Hungary with long-term debt and insisted that the proposal would be impossible to implement.

EU Demands Ukraine Funding While Kyiv Grapples With ‘Golden Toilet’ Corruption

Michael Curzon November 18, 2025

Von der Leyen’s appeal to Orbán lands just as raids in Kyiv uncover duffel bags of cash and allegations involving senior officials.

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