Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on June 29 that Washington has lifted sanctions that hindered the expansion of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, where Russia’s state-owned energy company Rosatom is to build two new reactors. “Construction of the major pieces of equipment for the Paks nuclear plant is proceeding in Russia and France,” Szijjarto […]
An invitation for Ukraine to become a member of NATO “is not on the agenda” of the upcoming summit in The Hague, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said in an interview with the Baltic News Service published on June 18. “This issue is certainly not on the NATO agenda and nobody has formulated an expectation […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to visit Ukraine later this week after his two-day trip to Moscow, Reuters reported on May 27, citing a Turkish Foreign Ministry source. Fidan, whose country hosted the first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 26 […]
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for additional EU sanctions against Russia on May 25 following Russia’s large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine that killed 12 and injured 79. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is not interested in peace, he wants to continue this war, and we must not allow this, which is why the European Union […]
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Hungary is on “Putin’s team” in an interview with German outlet Rheinische Post, published on April 5. “To be divided, you would need two major parties. We have Hungary, a very weak country, that’s on Putin’s team. Not on our European team,” Tsahkna said. Hungary maintains positive relations with […]
Ukraine received the text of the U.S.’s expanded deal on mineral resources on March 28 and carried out the first round of consultations with U.S. partners, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on April 1. “Ukraine was ready to sign the previously developed framework agreement. Now we have received a proposal for development and a new […]
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha outlined three key conditions for future negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine in an interview with RBC-Ukraine published on March 17. “I don’t like this definition (red lines). There are fundamental things that are non-negotiable, that cannot be touched upon,” Sybiha said when asked what Ukraine’s red lines are in […]
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski met U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio during his trip to the U.S. on Feb. 21, saying it was a “powerful conversation between close allies.” Sikorski said their meeting was “substantial and cordial” and it “confirmed the durability of the Polish-American alliance,” Polish RMF FM reported. When asked about the Ukraine […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15. Trump spoke to Putin in a phone call on Feb. 12, holding a separate phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky the same day. The U.S. President has […]
The EU has provided Hungary with “requested guarantees” regarding its “energy security” concerns, namely the transit of fossil fuels to EU member states, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Jan. 27. “The European Commission is committed to protecting natural gas and oil pipelines leading to European Union member states,” the Hungarian chief diplomat said, […]
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel proposed transferring Russian weapons seized by Israel in Lebanon to Ukraine during a Jan. 21 meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Korniychuk, Ukraine’s embassy reported. The initiative follows Israel’s September 2024 ground invasion of southern Lebanon as part of its campaign against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. The discussion also […]