´Hungary’s government has formally condemned Russia’s military aggression and announced its support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, according to policy guidelines published late Tuesday — marking a sharp break with the Russia-friendly policies of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
“Russia’s conduct poses a threat to Hungary, Europe and the global order,” the document says, adding that Moscow puts the Hungarian minority in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region “in serious danger.”
The guidelines, signed by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, set Budapest’s foreign policy priorities for next month’s U.N. General Assembly in New York.
“Hungary condemns Russian military aggression and fully supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders,” the document reads. It also recognizes Kyiv’s right to self-defense and backs negotiations toward “sustainable peace and long-term security guarantees.”
Magyar has steadily shifted Budapest’s foreign policy since ousting Orbán this spring. He moved to repair ties with Brussels, secured a deal that unlocked €16.4 billion in frozen EU funds and lifted Hungary’s vetoes on reimbursing EU countries for weapons sent to Kyiv.
He also announced a review of Orbán’s landmark Paks II nuclear deal with Moscow earlier this month. Orbán signed the agreement with Russia’s Rosatom in 2014, backed by up to €10 billion in Russian financing.
However, Magyar’s government still opposes fast-tracking Ukraine’s EU membership and has sought to slow down accession talks between Brussels and Kyiv.
Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said that if negotiations are completed, a referendum would take place to decide whether Hungary agrees to accept Ukraine into the bloc.