Hungary Russia Relations

Hungary and Russia exchange diplomatic expulsions as Budapest pivots away from Moscow

Russia has ordered Hungarian diplomats to leave Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kazan within two weeks, retaliating for Budapest's expulsion of ten Russian staff in September. This marks a decisive break from the pro-Moscow stance of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as the new government under Péter Magyar aligns Hungary more closely with EU positions on the Ukraine war while maintaining pragmatic ties with Russia.