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

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a joint press conference with Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel in Budapest, Hungary, February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Russia will be "reintegrated" into the world economy and the European energy system once a peace deal is achieved and the war ends in 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.

Speaking at an annual State of the Nation address in Budapest to a closed circle of party members and supporters, Orbán described Ukraine as a buffer zone between Russia and NATO countries, and predicted that,

Slovakia and Hungary have been delivering gas withdrawn from storage and also received via the TurkStream pipeline from Russia

Hungary has announced that it will not rush to approve the extension of European Union (EU) sanctions on Russian individuals, despite strong pressure from Brussels. The country’s foreign minister, who is currently in Washington for diplomatic discussions,

"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,

Hungary's top diplomat vowed on Thursday to delay extending EU sanctions against Russian individuals -- including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov -- to avoid making Russian-US negotiations "difficult".

US support for Moscow resolution, rejection of EU’s, illustrates deepening division between Washington and allies.

The United States joined Russia, North Korea and Belarus at the UN in refusing to blame Vladimir Putin for illegally invading Ukraine. Washington, alongside the three dictatorships, rejected a UN General Assembly resolution calling on Russian forces to withdraw from the war-torn country.

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