Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was optimistic about U.S. pressure on Moscow to end Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine, according to a new interview, though he said he thought President Donald Trump was unclear how to do that.

The Budapest Memorandum was not a logical decision, according to a statement by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview for the Il Foglio newspaper. During the interview, Zelenskyy recalled a conversation with US President Donald Trump regarding the Budapest Memorandum,

The remaining pipe bringing Russian gas to the bloc is the TurkStream line through Turkey, which provides Hungary with about 7.5 billion cubic metres of gas. Budapest, along with the pro-Russian government in Slovakia, have been lobbying the EU to pressure Ukraine into restarting the gas transit.

Hungary wants the European Union to persuade Ukraine to resume gas transit from Russia to Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, signalling a tough debate as the EU seeks to extend its sanctions against Russia over the coming week.

Ukraine's possible accession to the EU poses serious risks, he said. "This could have unpredictable and irreversible consequences, drastically change the European agricultural sector and significantly reduce agricultural subsidies, causing Hungarian farmers to go bankrupt. We will not allow that to happen!" Nagy said.

Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc’s upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that giving up nuclear weapons in exchange for the signing of the Budapest Memorandum was absolutely stupid, illog

or "buffer zones" in Ukraine BUDAPEST, January 28. /TASS/. The only way to secure lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe is through a US-Russia agreement, which demands the West acknowledge Moscow's ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that freezing the conflict would place Ukraine in a weak position ahead of future negotiations. — Ukrinform.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sharply criticized Ukraine, demanding that Kyiv show "respect" towards Hungary and Slovakia, asserting that the country cannot dictate terms to EU members. Speaking at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday after meeting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico,

Ukraine's evolving search for security guarantees reflects hard-learned lessons from the Budapest Memorandum, with bilateral agreements offering hope yet raising critical uncertainties. Since gaining independence, Ukraine has been engaged in a constant ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday said he wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute his country has with Ukraine, a potential sign of ...