Hungary will not consent to rushing ahead with the extension of sanction on Russian individuals at the European Union's foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hungary will be the one to decide whether Ukraine is able to achieve its hopes of joining the European Union in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday in an escalation of his adversarial posture toward Hungary’s war-ravaged neighbor.

Ursula von der Leyen and several heads of state and government visited Kyiv on Monday, to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion. At the same time, the 27 member states' foreign ministers,

For three years we have been resisting pressure, for three years we have refused to be pushed into their war policy, now we will endure it!' says foreign minister - Anadolu Ajansı

The progress came after days of negotiations and pressure from Washington to reach a deal, which would propel an end to Ukraine’s brutal war with Russia.

"I know that there are people from this Hungarian leader who have contact with people in President Trump's orbit, and are constantly raising questions... in regards to not expanding NATO into eastern Europe,

The United States voted against a Ukrainian resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced an income tax exemption for mothers of two or three children and said he would cap interest rates on housing loans at 5% from April as part of moves to shore up the economy ahead of a 2026 national election.

Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs quoted Szijjártó in a Twitter post on Feb. 20. Szijjártó stated that Hungary disapproves of the aid, which he claims is "aimed at strengthening Kyiv's position in negotiations rather than helping to achieve peace.

No rise in Ukraine's gas imports from Europe over the past weekend after drones hit country's gas producing installations