On October 18, 2026, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán publicly stated that Hungary is no longer maintaining neutrality and has instead adopted an anti-Russia stance. Orbán said that Hungary now regards Russia as an enemy, has shifted to supporting Ukraine, and, together with countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, stands on Ukraine's side in the Russia-Ukraine war.
According to a report by Radio France Internationale, the Hungarian Prime Minister and the President of Ukraine held a meeting on October 17, 2026. During the talks, both sides expressed a willingness to improve bilateral relations, aiming to ease the bilateral tensions previously caused by differences in their geopolitical positions.
According to @clashreport, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar stated publicly on October 15, 2026, that the process of Ukraine joining the EU could take as long as 15 or even 20 years.
The Hungarian parliament voted to repeal anti-LGBTQ measures introduced by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2021, which included restrictions on depicting homosexuality and transgender identity. The move is one of the steps taken by the government of current Prime Minister Péter Magyar to improve the country's image.
On July 15, 2026, according to a report by the Associated Press, Hungary's former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó announced his resignation as a member of parliament to formally take up an executive position at Chinese automaker BYD, in charge of the group's global international affairs and overseas business expansion.
Tests by Hungary's environmental authority show that the groundwater aluminum concentration at Enjie's Debrecen plant exceeds the limit by more than 13,000 times, with arsenic, lead and other metals also exceeding limits; on June 24 the plant had all operations suspended for violating its environmental permit, and the Debrecen city government has filed criminal charges.