It seems that Ukraine wasn't aware of the transfer. Hungarian Deputy PM, Zsolt Semjén has called this "a gesture of the Russian Orthodox Church towards Hungary".

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote that Rosatom, which is to be Hungary's main partner in the project, is part of the Putin regime and supports Russian acts of terror.

The majority of Hungarian society isn't particularly fond of either Putin or Zelensky, but their belief in the government's pro-peace stance and in international institutions remains unshaken.

Food prices are still more than 30 percent higher than they were a year ago.

The US ambassador to Hungary said it was wrong to double-down on reliance on Russia during this time.

The EP had previously adopted a resolution questioning whether the Hungarian government was suitable to fulfil the tasks related to the presidency.

According to Eurostat data, the average drop across the EU was minimal, while Hungary's numbers remain significantly higher than those of other member states.

The Hungarian Minister for Economic Development gave an interview evaluating his first year on the job.

The CEO of Rosatom held meetings in Budapest, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó was quick to report on some good news after the meetings.