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Vice President JD Vance is planning to visit Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country's long-time nationalist prime ​minister Viktor Orban, who is facing a difficult election next month

Ursula von der Leyen: Statement with @eucopresident on the Druzhba pipelinen. Following the renewed Russian strikes on January 27 on the Druzhba pipeline, leading to the interruption of crude oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, we have engaged in intense discussions with Member States and Ukraine at all levels to restore the flow of oil to Hungary and Slovakia. The EU has offered Ukraine technical support and funding. The Ukrainians have welcomed and accepted this offer. European experts are available immediately. Our priority is to ensure energy security for all European citizens. In this sense, we will continue to work with the concerned parties on alternative routes for the transit of non-Russian crude oil to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe

Tens of thousands demonstrate ahead of parliamentary elections in Hungary

Poland says foiled cyberattack on nuclear centre may have come from Iran

The Russian Embassy in Warsaw has sent a protest note to Polish authorities regarding the incident at the Soviet cemetery in Gdańsk, which Russian diplomats blame on Ukrainian citizens.

Foreign Minister of Hungary says the Embassy in Ukraine sent a note informing about delegation visit and requested meeting with minister of energy of Ukraine

The group of Hungarians who arrived to inspect Druzhba pipeline does not have official status, - Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

Hungary had released 7 Ukrainian citizens captured earlier

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Today in Budapest, Hungarian authorities took seven Ukrainian citizens hostage. The reasons are still unknown, as well as their current well-being, or the possibility of contacting them. These seven Ukrainians are employees of state-owned Oschadbank, who were operating two bank cars transiting between Austria and Ukraine and carrying cash as part of regular services between state banks. In fact, we are talking about Hungary taking hostages and stealing money. If this is the “force” announced earlier today by Mr Orban, then this is a force of a criminal gang. This is state terrorism and racketeering. We have already sent an official note demanding an immediate release of our citizens. We will also address the European Union with the request to provide a clear qualification of Hungary’s unlawful actions, hostage-taking, and robbery.

PM of Hungary Orban: There will be no deals, no compromise. We will break the Ukrainian oil blockade by force. Hungary’s energy will soon flow again through the Friendship pipeline

Polish PM Tusk: Poland does not want to be passive when it comes to nuclear security in the military context. We will seek to prepare Poland in the future for as much autonomy as possible in this area

Hungary’s ruling party has accused the opposition of conspiring with the EU and Ukraine to deprive Budapest of access to cheap Russian oil — a cushion against price spikes.The move is aimed at clawing back ground ahead of the April elections

Hungary blocks the passage of a €90 billion European loan to Ukraine

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary: At tomorrow’s Foreign Affairs Council, the EU aims to adopt the 20th sanctions package. Hungary will block it. Until Ukraine resumes oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, we will not allow decisions important to Kyiv to move forward

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called the statements of Slovakia and Hungary about the suspension of electricity supplies if Ukraine does not resume transit through the Druzhba oil pipeline "blackmail." The ministry emphasized that "ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin, not Kyiv."

Trump to Orbán: You have my complete and total endorsement. I am putting it out again

Polish citizens in Iran should leave immediately, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, warning that due to the potential for armed conflict evacuation may no longer be possible in a matter of hours

Hungary has stopped diesel supplies to Ukraine and will not resume them until Ukraine repairs the Druzhba oil pipeline-Szijjártó. Slovakia has declared a crisis situation in the country due to a shortage of petroleum products and will not export them to Ukraine. All petroleum products will be sent to the domestic market. Prime Minister Fico said that Slovakia may suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine

Rubio on whether Hungary's sanctions waiver for Russian energy purchases is 1 year, as US has said, or indefinite, as Orban has said: "Those sanctions waivers happen as much as anything else because of the relationship between the prime minister and the president"

Hungarian Prime Minister: We support US peace efforts in Ukraine and are ready to host a peace summit.

Poland and Italy say they won’t join Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” adding to a growing list of U.S. allies staying out

Marco Rubio will visit Hungary and Slovakia this week as part of a Central Europe tour following the Munich Security Conference. In Budapest, Rubio will meet senior officials to advance bilateral and regional interests, a trip that carries added weight ahead of Hungary’s April election. In Slovakia, Rubio is expected to focus on regional security, NATO commitments, and cooperation on nuclear energy. Source: POLITICO

PM Andrej Babiš’s fresh coalition faces mass protests after his foreign minister allegedly tried to blackmail President Petr Pavel. Babiš is hit by scandals, cabinet clashes & chaotic foreign policy

The U.S. ambassador to Poland cut off contact with parliament speaker Wlodzimierz Czarzasty after he criticised Donald Trump and rejected backing him for a 2026 Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Czarzasty called Trump’s policies destabilising, prompting Ambassador Tom Rose to say Washington would have no further dealings with him

Polish PM Tusk is on visit in Ukraine

Orbán’s campaign is under strain after his rumored heir, minister János Lázár, made offensive remarks about Roma people—and, when a group of Roma protested, claimed they were “criminals.” A fresh poll finds that 55% of Hungarians and 21% of Orbán supporters want Lázár to resign

Polish military counterintelligence service detains an employee of defence ministry suspected of collaborating with Russian intelligence, according to local report

Hungary's MOL is acquiring 56.15% of Serbia's NIS from Gazprom Neft for between €900 million and €1 billion, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić told Blic TV.

The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine are participating in commemorations of the January Uprising. A joint conference is planned for today.

Polish Prime Minister Tusk: Appeasement is always a sign of weakness. Europe cannot afford to be weak - neither against its enemies, nor ally. Appeasement means no results, only humiliation. European assertiveness and self-confidence have become the need of the moment