Overview

• Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó identified Robert Brovdi, known as “Madyar,” as the officer targeted by the ban and said the restriction covers Hungary and the Schengen area.
• Kyiv pledged a reciprocal response after Hungary’s move, further straining already tense bilateral ties.
• Slovakia’s economy minister said deliveries via the Druzhba pipeline were fully restored after three Ukrainian attacks last week.
• The European Commission reported no impact on the bloc’s overall supply security due to mandatory stockpiles and urged protection of critical energy infrastructure.
• A DGAP expert framed the strikes as part of a wider campaign to curb Russia’s oil revenues, adding that repeated hits heighten pressure on Hungary and MOL to use the Adriatic route and invest in refining non‑Russian crude.