Hungary will block European Union refunds for member states that gave munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv allows the transit of oil from Russia's Lukoil, opens new tab through a pipeline over its territory.
Hungary is the only EU country that did not sign a joint statement of over 50 countries condemning Russian activity in the UN Security Council and supporting Ukraine.
Ukraine and Hungary have signed amendments to the intergovernmental agreement on border traffic control, which will allow to launch a new checkpoint for passenger cars.
The head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, emphasized that the recent meeting of the official delegations of Ukraine and Hungary in Uzhhorod was aimed at improving relations between the two states.
EU member states are considering an alternative plan to give Ukraine the assistance it needs in its fight against Russia if Hungary vetoes the current EUR 50 billion funding proposal that is on the table.
Five Eastern-flank EU countries (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria) do not agree to Ukraine's proposals for further grain exports to the European market.
Ukraine will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia for refusing to lift the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.
The European Commission called on Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to be constructive after they unilaterally declared they would continue to ban grain imports from Ukraine despite the Commission's decision to end the ban.
The President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, said that Budapest is committed to the principles of ensuring peace, and pledged continued humanitarian and educational aid to Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands to immediately allow the Ukrainian consul to visit 11 Ukrainian war prisoners handed over by Russia to Budapest, who are being held in isolation by Hungary.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine today invited the Chargé d'Affaires of Hungary and handed him an appeal demanding detailed information about the Ukrainian POWs transferred by Russia to Budapest.
Ukraine's Charge d'Affaires in Hungary made an official demarche to the Hungarian side over a video with a map of Ukraine that does not show Crimea as Ukrainian territory.