Private Ukrainian gas company DTEK hopes to sign long-term gas import deals with U.S. firms Venture Global or Cheniere Energy next month to supply the country and neighbours Slovakia, Poland and Hungary,

Hungary has threatened to block the latest package of sanctions against Russia unless it receives guarantees on the resumption of gas supplies through Ukraine.

The Trump administration is facing widespread criticism for aligning with authoritarian regimes—including Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and Hungary—by opposing a United Nations resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged the European Union to enter into direct talks with Russia and pointed to “strategic differences” in the region’s approach to Ukraine, laying bare the divisions between Budapest and the rest of the bloc ahead of its emergency summit on defense.

Hungary wants to remove eight individuals from the European Union's Russia sanctions list and receive fresh guarantees on Ukraine gas transit talks before agreeing to renew the restrictions, EU diplomats said.

Hungary will be the one to decide whether Ukraine is able to achieve its hopes of joining the European Union in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday in an escalation of his adversarial posture toward Hungary’s war-ravaged neighbor.

Budapest voices concerns over an alleged second drone attack by Ukraine on key TurkStream gas pipeline pumping facility in Russia

The public spat Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House has triggered European solidarity for Ukraine. Barring Hungary, major European powers led by Germany and France have thrown their weight behind Kyiv,

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said NATO membership for Ukraine is out of the question. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Szijjártó was asked where Hungary stands on security guarantees for Ukraine and a possible NATO membership.

EU leaders will hold an emergency summit on March 6 to discuss increased defense spending and aid for Ukraine. Hungary stands alone in opposition, Bloomberg reports. The EU is already taking steps to bypass Budapest,