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.

Hungary will poll its citizens on Ukraine's potential future membership in the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, a day after he refused to endorse an EU statement on support for Kyiv that was backed by the bloc's 26 other leaders.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a staunch supporter of Trump and considered to be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in Europe, refused to endorse part of the summit statement in favor of Ukraine and claims that it is the European Union who isolated itself,

Hungary's prime minister has urged the European Union to start direct discussions with Russia on a ceasefire in Ukraine and drop plans for a joint declaration at an extraordinary EU summit next week,

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.

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.