BREAKING! Orbán cabinet: a classified national security report on Tisza may soon be released

A classified report discussed by parliament’s National Security Committee and linked by the government to alleged Ukraine-related support for the Tisza Party could soon be declassified, Gergely Gulyás said at Thursday’s Kormányinfó press briefing.

Gergely Gulyás framed the government’s position as a direct response to what he described as an “oil blockade” affecting Hungary’s and Slovakia’s energy security, arguing that an EU candidate country was violating its obligations by endangering supplies to EU member states. “No oil, no money,” he said, adding that Budapest would not back measures ranging from the next EU sanctions package to major EU financial support proposals for Ukraine as long as the pipeline remained closed.

Government links EU summit to Ukraine support decisions

Gulyás said the key item on the cabinet’s agenda at Wednesday’s government meeting had been an assessment of Europe’s situation, noting that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán travelled to Brussels on Wednesday evening for Thursday’s European Council summit.

Although the summit’s official topic is competitiveness, Gulyás claimed “in reality” the meeting would focus on Ukraine — including financial decisions requiring unanimity.

“A political decision”: Hungary blames Zelenskyy for the shutdown

The minister argued the Druzhba pipeline is technically operational, and claimed it was a political decision by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt shipments. In his view, restarting flows would therefore require only a political decision to reopen the route.

Gulyás also said Hungary had offered Ukraine an opportunity in the previous week to show a Hungarian expert delegation what technical problem existed with the pipeline, but alleged that Ukraine did not do so and prevented the delegation from accessing the relevant site. He described this as “telling” and went further, claiming Ukraine was acting in concert with Brussels.

National security committee reportedly briefed on alleged Ukraine-linked support for Tisza

Gulyás also claimed that a report concerning alleged support for the Tisza Party from Ukraine has already been presented to parliament’s National Security Committee.

According to the minister, the committee has already reviewed the document, and its classification could be lifted within 10 days to two weeks, which would make the contents publicly accessible.

He linked the claim to the government’s broader narrative about foreign influence in Hungarian domestic politics, arguing that the issue concerns national sovereignty ahead of the election.

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Three Ukrainians to be banned from Hungary and the Schengen area

Gulyás announced the government had decided to ban three Ukrainian citizens from entering Hungary and the Schengen area.

He said the ban would affect:

• an “Omelcsenko”, described as a former Ukrainian intelligence general and politician,
• a major named Karasz, described as having been decorated by President Zelenskyy,
• Boris Tisenhausen, described as a Ukrainian political analyst.

Gulyás said the three had allegedly made threats against Hungary, including claims about a possible military attack on the country or threats directed at the prime minister and his family. He argued such statements were incompatible with European norms and therefore justified the bans.