Anita Komuves

Hungary will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin can enter the country for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned in Budapest and return home afterwards, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday.

Hungary on Thursday signed its biggest ever deal to buy liquefied natural gas from French firm Engie , a second agreement in as many months that will diversify its supply away from top energy provider Russia.

Drones that violated Ukraine's airspace could have flown from Hungary, he said.

Crude oil shipments via the Druzhba pipeline from Russia to Hungary could resume on Thursday in test mode at lower volumes, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a post on X on Wednesday.

Hungary has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine twice, and the offer still stands, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a podcast broadcast on Facebook on Thursday.

Russian crude oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were halted on Monday, officials in Hungary and Slovakia said, with Budapest blaming a Ukrainian attack on a part of the network.

Higher U.S. tariffs may make it challenging for Hungarian pharmaceutical company Richter to export some products to the United States, but they won't apply to its flagship antipsychotic drug Vraylar, CEO Gabor Orban said on Wednesday.

Hungary plans to give public servants, including police and teachers, an annual 1 million forint (nearly $3,000) housing subsidy, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced as he gears up for a closely-fought 2026 election.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Hungarian authorities to permit the Budapest Pride parade to go ahead, after police banned the event.

Russian gas and oil deliveries to Hungary will continue, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday during a visit to Russia where he held talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and top Rosatom and Gazprom officials.