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Ukraine Urges Hungary to Restore Good-Neighbourly Conduct Amid Escalating Diplomatic Row
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has urged Hungary to demonstrate mutual respect and restraint, accusing the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Viktor Orbán’s government of undermining bilateral ties by echoing Russian narratives.
Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Heorhii Tykhyi, warned that the Hungarian government’s confrontational stance is incompatible with the principles of good-neighbour relations.
“The Hungarian government's communication line, which demonises Ukraine and President Zelenskyy, has gone off rails,” he said. “The Hungarian authorities remain silent when principled action is required, and they level baseless accusations when seeking common ground is required.”
He concluded by stating that despite the tensions, Kyiv reiterated its commitment to constructive relations.
Ukraine proposes a full and unconditional ceasefire, which Russia rejects and instead makes every effort to continue the war and killing.
— Heorhii Tykhyi (@SpoxUkraineMFA) June 10, 2025
We don't see Hungary's demands that Russia accept a ceasefire. The official Budapest is silent on this. Or rather it continues to absurdly… https://t.co/tJEDSo9JUh
“We are confident that good-neighbourly relations between Ukraine and Hungary are critical for both countries. We take Hungary's requests for the rights and opportunities of its national minority in Ukraine seriously, and we have repeatedly demonstrated a constructive and good-neighborly attitude in this and other areas,“ Tykhyi stated.
“Good-neighbourliness, however, must be mutual. The Hungarian authorities' bet on searching for imaginary enemies will pass one day, but our two countries' good-neighbourly relations will endure,” Tykhyi concluded.
The criticism follows what Kyiv described as an “unjustified and escalatory” reaction from Budapest: the Hungarian government has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of anti-Hungarian propaganda responding to a statement from Zelenskyy’s interview, where the Ukrainian President said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is using Russia’s war against Ukraine for his own political gain.
Meanwhile, Hungary’s approach toward Ukraine continues to draw scrutiny at the EU level. Brussels deliberated whether to apply Article 7 proceedings, which could strip Hungary of its EU voting rights over persistent violations of core democratic values and obstruction of Ukraine-related decisions.
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