Russia’s decision: Hungary and Slovakia on the list of unfriendly countries
The Russian government has decided to keep Hungary and Slovakia on its list of “unfriendly” countries, citing insufficient grounds for their removal despite their willingness to maintain political dialogue with Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed to the daily Izvestia on Wednesday.
The list, introduced in March 2022 following the onset of the war in Ukraine, includes nations deemed to have taken hostile actions against the Russian Federation, including imposing sanctions. Hungary and Slovakia, as EU and NATO member states, were added to the list for adhering to bloc-wide anti-Russian sanctions, according to Pénzcentrum.

Russia keeps Hungary on list of “unfriendly countries”
The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that while Hungary and Slovakia strive to preserve strategic trade and economic ties with Russia and support bilateral political dialogue, their commitments to EU and NATO policies force them to comply with restrictive measures against Moscow. This allegiance to Western discipline leaves no justification for revising their current status.
“In accordance with the Russian Federation government’s decree No. 430 of March 5, 2022, Hungary and Slovakia were listed as countries that have committed unfriendly actions against Russia, as well as its legal entities and citizens. Despite efforts to sustain valuable outcomes in strategically important areas of trade and economic cooperation, their alignment with EU and NATO obligations, including anti-Russian restrictions, precludes any status changes,” the ministry stated.
Russia’s list of unfriendly countries, which originally emerged in response to international sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, currently comprises 46 states. These include all 27 EU member states, along with nations such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
The Russian Finance Ministry also reiterated to Izvestia that Hungary and Slovakia’s participation in the EU’s sanction mechanisms justified their inclusion on the list. The ministry highlighted that the list serves as a reflection of countries enacting unilateral restrictive measures against Moscow.
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Harsh. It´s like trying to be friends with Voldemort.
This news is 2.5 years old, why don’t you fresh up a little?
Perhaps Putin did this to help Orban preserve whatever tiny credibility he could possibly have in Europe. If Hungary was put on the friendly list it would publicly formalize what everyone has been criticizing for the past few years.
Losing Ukraine is trying to make life miserable for countries not supporting Zelensky’s losing policies. Slovakia can get its energy supply through Bulgaria, Turkey, and Hungary. Hungary does not betray allies.
Ukraine badly needs money paid for energy transport. Zelensky is ready to punish suffering Ukrainians to prolong a losing war.
Ukraine is getting to protect itself from Putin’s criminal assault on the life and liberty of Ukraine and by extension the world. Putin is a war criminal.
The US has over 800 military bases around the world. It is the no. 1 terrorist country in the world.
The government is not the US public who is oblivious to all the nefarious actions the neocons do.
But of course, sitting in the basement under Red Square, you know that as you generously flood the world with propaganda.
Putin doesn’t know sh.. Hungary has been the most disloyal country in EU.. they should leave ..
GJC, dont take every Hungarian people under Orban. He is a dictator trying to save his ass and little political power he has left. The Hungarian people were mislead by his perfectly timed and coordinated propaganda, but his system have now many cracks and is going to shatter soon. 85% of Hungary’s citizens are want to stay in EU, just this sick minded Orban and his ‘brave 133 mens’ keep going against other EU members, because hi is a puppet of Putin. Very said, but next election he will go to the wasteland of political history.
Orban embraces Russia’s mass murder in Ukraine
The war in Ukr is a collective failure.
The OSCE was created to avoid such developments…
A new security scheme is urgently needed, involving all parties.
A new peace paradigm must be elaborated based on mutual trust, intense cooperation and exchanges.
Just think if Ukraine hadn’t given up their Nuclear Weapons. Putin wouldn’t have dared an Invasion. Ukraine needs a Nuke. Maybe several.