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Hungary, Ukraine agree to reset ties, Magyar says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 16, 2026 | 6:16 AM

BUDAPEST, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter ​Magyar said ‌on Friday he had agreed with Ukraine’s President ‌Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy at ⁠their meeting ⁠in Brussels that it was in both countries’ ​interest to place political ⁠and economic ⁠relations on ​a new footing.

Hungary ​is ready to assist ‌by all possible diplomatic means to reach ⁠a ceasefire and lasting peace, and Magyar ⁠assured ‌Zelenskiy of ⁠full solidarity ​over ‌the “inhuman Russian ​agression” against ⁠his country, he said in a Facebook post.

(Reporting by Anita ​Komuves)