Hungary

The Trump administration is pushing ex-Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for UN secretary-general, hoping for Russian and Chinese backing, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Hungarian PM Peter Magyar confirmed he will meet Zelensky for the first time in an official one-on-one meeting in Brussels on Friday, signaling a shift in Hungary's stance toward Ukraine.

Hungary expressed satisfaction after the Ukrainian parliament voted on amendments to the education law that improve rights for national minorities, including the Hungarian minority in Zakarpattia.

A Budapest appeals court reduced the prison sentence for Maja T., a non-binary German person, from 8 to 7 years, reclassifying charges from joint perpetration to aiding and abetting. The final ruling follows Maja T.'s February 2026 conviction for attacks on alleged far-right extremists during Budapest's controversial Day of Honor event in 2023.

Relations between Hungary and Ukraine remain strained, with ongoing conflicts over minority rights, gas transit, and Hungary's divergent stance on the war overshadowing prospects for a fresh start.

Hungary's new FM Anita Orbán filed a criminal complaint against predecessor Péter Szijjártó for routinely using expensive private air travel at public expense over four years.

Hungary has announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats, a significant shift for the government of Viktor Orban, which has long maintained close ties with Moscow despite EU and NATO membership.