Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, announced on his Facebook page that Hungary has blocked a dozen Ukrainian news outlets in a move grounded in the principle of reciprocity.

Ukrainian news outlets blocked by the Hungarian government

As Ukraine pushes to join the European Union, it has taken the drastic step of blocking foreign— including Hungarian—online news outlets, Gulyás explained. These sites reportedly criticised the EU’s sanctions against Russia and Ukraine’s military support, while portraying the EU and NATO as fractured and largely ineffective. However, Gulyás insists that the real reason behind Ukraine’s actions was the coverage highlighting the influence of the Soros network.

Gergely Gulyás
Photo: FB/Gergely Gulyás

In response, Hungary has imposed mirror measures, rendering several Ukrainian news portals inaccessible within Hungarian borders, the minister stated on behalf of the government. Gulyás also expressed scepticism about Hungarians’ interest in these sites, specifically naming Ukrainian Pravda. He emphasised that a sovereign nation must respond proportionately to what he calls “an utterly unjustified attack.” Earlier today, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sparked controversy by refusing to recognise Ukraine as fully sovereign, claiming Kyiv relies heavily on Western arms and funding. Without support from the West and the EU, Orbán suggested, Ukraine would collapse.

“Soros Foundation should be blocked”

Gulyás further argued that the EU’s internal divisions over Ukraine do not justify Ukrainian censorship. If President Zelensky’s administration disagrees, he said, they should reconsider their EU membership bid, warning that Ukraine’s accession would only deepen EU divisions.

He also urged Ukraine to block interference by the Soros Foundation in other countries’ domestic affairs instead of suppressing free speech about it.

The Ukrainian news portals affected include:

  • tsn.ua
  • oboz.ua
  • anons-zak.com.ua
  • ungvar.uz.ua
  • zakarpattya.net.ua
  • pravda.com.ua
  • hromadske.ua
  • nv.ua
  • lb.ua
  • insiderinfo.com.ua
  • uaonline.com.ua
  • eurointegration.com.ua

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