Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday accused the European Union of wanting to impose a "puppet" government on Hungary and presented next year's election as a choice between peace or going to war to "die for Ukraine.

With the ballot approaching in April, long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — trailing in most polls to his main political rival, Péter Magyar — hopes to use Thursday's show of force to reinvigorate his base that has had its confidence shaken by a series of political scandals and years of high prices and economic stagnation.

Firefighters in Hungary have contained a fire at the country's main oil refinery, according to authorities and the energy company MOL.

Hungary is working on finding a way to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, without giving details but giving no indication that he planned to defy the restrictions.

Hungary extended the nation’s years-long state of emergency, ensuring that the next elections will be held under the special legal regime that’s given Prime Minister Viktor Orban wide latitude to impose his rule.

Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."

"I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court won't order the government to escort such an aircraft down to hand (Putin) over to the court in The Hague," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

Hungary’s central bank is set to leave the European Union’s highest borrowing costs unchanged for the 13th straight month, after policymakers rebuffed government calls to cut them.

President Donald Trump schedules call with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Ukraine seeks long-range Tomahawk missiles following recent Russian strikes on energy sites.

The Permanent Council of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed shock over the proposition of a bill that would require Catholic priests to violate the seal of confession.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary will start talks on buying nuclear fuel from the United States to diversify its supply, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday in an interview with state news channel M1.