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Hungary's foreign minister has called for the swiftest possible end to the war in Ukraine, declaring: "We want peace in our region and an end to the suffering of people in Ukraine."

Supporting peace efforts in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is of key importance, Zsolt Nemeth, the head of parliament's foreign affairs committee, said on Wednesday.

Some 104,000 people have arrived in Hungary from Ukraine so far, with the number of those directly fleeing war estimated at 80,000, the prime minister's chief security advisor told news channel M1 on Wednesday.

As last February 24, 2022 dawned, an unbelievable and unprecedented attack took place in peace-observing Europe as Russia once again invaded Ukraine. There has been nothing like this since World War II, with the Russian army launching a full-scale offensive against its neighbouring country.

Low-fare Hungarian carrier Wizz Air is offering Ukrainian refugees 100,000 free seats on flights in continental Europe departing from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia or Romania in March, the company told MTI on Wednesday.

Hungary supports an initiative by eight European Union member states aimed at Ukraine's EU integration, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Tuesday.

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Tuesday said it is limiting the amount of repayable funds by Sberbank Magyarorszag to 7 million forints (EUR 18,900) per customer from March 2 to thirty days onwards to maintain the safe operation of the credit institution.

Keeping Hungary out of the war in Ukraine is in the interest of the Hungarian people, so the country will not send guns or soldiers to the war zone, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday. Neither will Hungary allow lethal aid across the ...

Refugees are continually arriving at Budapest's Nyugati railway station, where they are being greeted by charity volunteers donating food, drink and guidance, a public media correspondent reported from the scene.

Hungary has consented to the European Union delivering weapons to Ukraine but will not be involved in the action on a bilateral basis and will not allow lethal aid to transit its territory, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Pristina on Monday.