Hungary

Hungary ended its holdout after signing a defense deal with the Scandinavian nation, which will become the alliance’s 32nd member.

The other 26 EU leaders plan to meet again in January to try to work out an agreement for Kyiv.

Budapest vows not to give in to ‘pressure’ from Kyiv’s many European supporters.

Geert Wilders’ surprise electoral win may see Amsterdam’s approach to Ukraine move closer to that of Hungary and Slovakia.

The Eastern European nation’s new ruling party makes good on its election pledge not to send ‘one more bullet.’

A medic trapped in a steel plant surrounded by Russian forces calls for help from Turkey’s president. Russia says it won’t use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Hungary says it won’t support the European Union’s ban on Russian oil in its current form. Discussions are underway within the bloc to modify the proposal. Risks of potentially life-threatening side effects cause the Food and Drug Administration to restrict the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The FDA is also studying cases of viral relapse after using Pfizer’s pill.