09.09.2026 According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, an “appropriate response” will be made to Budapest’s decision to expel 10 Russian diplomats. “These actions will not go unanswered,” the Kremlin representative emphasized. (Image: Budapest)

💥BREAKING: Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats from Budapest for violating the Vienna Convention, foreign minister Anita Orbán just announced—the first official expulsion since the Skripal poisoning in 2018.

As the 1956 graffiti on the wall said: "Russians, go home.” pic.twitter.com/LHizAmPYqt

— Szabolcs Panyi (@panyiszabolcs) September 8, 2026

Peskov also added that Russia remains open to further developing ties with Hungary. “We are interested in this, and we do not wish to harm the valuable legacy and experience of our bilateral relations with our Hungarian partners,” the Russian leader’s spokesperson concluded.

On September 8, Hungarian Foreign Ministry official Anita Orbán announced the decision to expel ten Russian diplomats from the country. According to her, the diplomatic staff members “engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention.” At the same time, Orbán assured that the decision did not mean a severance of diplomatic relations with Russia: “Hungary intends to continue the necessary dialogue based on mutual respect and adherence to the rules.”

🇭🇺 JUST IN: Orbán is expelling a large group of Russian diplomats from Hungary

Sounds like a paradox? But this is not Viktor Orbán. We’re talking about Anita Orbán, the country’s new foreign minister.

Budapest has ordered ten employees of the Russian diplomatic mission to pack… pic.twitter.com/z8gj29PCIj

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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar supported the decision to expel the Russian diplomats, stating that the government would not tolerate threats to the country’s sovereignty.

Hungary is preparing to make one of its most significant moves toward reducing its dependence on Russian energy by securing natural gas imports from neighboring Romania, according to local media reports.

The planned agreement would see Hungarian state-owned energy company MVM Group purchase natural gas from Romania’s Black Sea reserves, marking a major step in Budapest’s efforts to diversify its energy sources.

According to reports, Hungary is in advanced negotiations with Romanian energy producers OMV Petrom and Romgaz over supplies from the Neptun Deep project, one of Europe’s largest offshore gas developments. Commercial production from the field is expected to begin in 2027.