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Kovács: Hungary has no intention of assisting Zelensky in political showdowns
Zoltán Kovács said Ukrainian “political showdowns” demonstrate that Ukraine was not ready for European Union membership.
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Defense Minister: Hungary continues to reject delivering weapons to Ukraine
The defense minister said Hungary is committed to promoting an immediate ceasefire and peace talks.
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Hungary asks Ukraine to restore Hungarian language and Hungarian national communities in the country
On September 26, more than 700 million European citizens celebrated in 46 countries on the European Day of Languages which highlights the importance of the diversity of languages.
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FM: Hungary refuses to discuss weapons deliveries until Ukraine removes OTP from list
According to Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, OTP Bank has not violated EU regulations or sanctions.
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Gulyás welcomes progress made during president's Transcarpathia and Kyiv visit
Gergely Gulyás said that hopefully, Ukraine would take substantive measures to restore the rights that Transcarpathian Hungarians had been stripped of.
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President Novák meets Ukraine Human Rights Commissioner
Dmytro Lubinets told the president about the repatriation and rehabilitation of Ukrainian children who had been taken to Russia.
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FM: Hungarians make their own decision on their future
The foreign minister said Brussels cannot accept that Hungarians have made their own decision on their future and that Hungary is governed by a successful right-wing Christian Democratic government.
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FM: Scandalous that Ukraine places OTP Bank on list of “international sponsors of war”
The foreign minister said it is “outrageous” that while Hungary is participating in the program under which the EU supports Ukraine, the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency has placed the OTP Group on its list of “international sponsors of war”.
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FM: Not up to Ukrainian president to decide if Hungary’s behavior as NATO member was appropriate
Minister Szijjártó responded to recent remarks by Volodymyr Zelensky stating that “Hungary’s behavior as a NATO member is inappropriate”.
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President Novák: World is aware of voice of “women crying for peace”
“We feel what it means when our sons and husbands are sent to war. I’m working for generations not to have to experience the horrors of war,” the president said.
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FM: Ukraine's proposal to use EU funds to eliminate ethnic minorities is unacceptable
Minister Szijjártó told UNHRC that a Ukrainian proposal had floated the idea of ethnic minority families receiving ca. 1,000 euros if their children are enrolled in Ukrainian-language schools rather than those offering education in their mother tongue.
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Foreign Ministry: Hungary urges a ceasefire and peace talks in Russia-Ukraine war
The foreign ministry said Hungary will not let itself be dragged into the war in Ukraine.
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Agriculture Minister: Hungary to subject Ukrainian grain to strict checks
Minister Nagy said Hungary will offer any assistance it can to see Ukrainian grain reach its “original destination”: consumers in Africa and the Middle East.