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8 September 2026

Independent · Brussels & Berlin

Person

Anita Orbán

Foreign Minister of Hungary, Hungarian Government

Coverage 2 articles

Europe

Hungary declares Russia a threat in sharp break with Orbán era

Prime Minister Péter Magyar's government has formally condemned Russian aggression and backed Ukraine's territorial integrity, reversing a decade of Budapest's Moscow-friendly stance while still blocking fast-track EU membership for Kyiv.

By Clara Devereux · 26 August 2026 · 8 min read