The diplomat said, “Hungary has signed up to all the anti-Russian sanctions packages of Brussels” and is “forced to comply with them.”
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Therefore, it has been classified the Kremlin as “an unfriendly country,” he said.
However, Stanislavov said that Hungary “adheres to a pragmatic position” which it “is not going to abandon yet even under the pressure of its allies in the European Union and NATO.”
On July 22, 2022, Russia included Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, and Slovakia on the list of “unfriendly countries.”
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Earlier in March 2022, Russia expanded the list at the behest of the country’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, by adding all EU countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and about 20 other countries.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has repeatedly made pro-Russian statements regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine.
In particular, he has recently said that his country “borders the Russians” in the east. In fact, Hungary does not border any Russian territory.
Read also: Hungarian leader Orban accuses Germany of heading ‘war camp’
Orbán also supported China’s controversial “peace plan,” which has been criticized by Ukraine, the United States and the European Union.
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ZeeDyke on March 30th, 2023 at 14:35 UTC »
Seeing how Hungary is stalling Sweden's acceptance in NATO you would expect them to be more appreciated by Russia.
PotentialIncident7 on March 30th, 2023 at 14:34 UTC »
Lol Hungary unfriendly in EU, unfriendly in Russia...
random-comment-drop on March 30th, 2023 at 14:31 UTC »
Officials confirm that Russia has also unfriended them on Facebook and has returned the matching half to their “Besties” heart necklace.