Hungary will not consent to rushing ahead with the extension of sanction on Russian individuals at the European Union's foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.

"I know that there are people from this Hungarian leader who have contact with people in President Trump's orbit, and are constantly raising questions... in regards to not expanding NATO into eastern Europe,

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.

For three years we have been resisting pressure, for three years we have refused to be pushed into their war policy, now we will endure it!' says foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı

Victor Orbán's Hungary has become a roadblock to E.U. sanctions against Russia, as Europe attempts to circle the wagons against Trump and Putin in the face of the new pro-Russia U.S. foreign policy. Hungary Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has threatened to veto a resolution to continue sanctions against 3,

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes U.S. President Donald Trump will reintegrate Russia into the Western economy and energy sector if the Ukraine war ends

That is why he vowed to do everything necessary to prevent Brussels and pro-war Europeans from blocking the US–Russia deal that could bring peace. Today, we are holding an EU Foreign Ministers' Council meeting in Brussels.

Kurz had noted Hungary’s exceptional economic development in a European context, saying: While traditional industries are in decline elsewhere, Hungary is building new factories. BMW and Mercedes are expanding in Hungary, whereas Austria and Germany are seeing a slowdown in industrial growth.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to step down from his role in exchange for Nato membership. Zelensky said he was focused on Ukraine's security now, not in 20 years' time,