Camilla Jessen
Warsaw cancels talks with Hungary’s PM.
A planned bilateral meeting between Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been abruptly cancelled after Orban’s trip to Moscow to discuss energy ties with Russia.
Diplomatic shift
Marcin Przydacz, head of the Polish president’s international policy office, announced on X that Nawrocki would limit his trip “exclusively to the summit of the presidents of the Visegrad Group.”
He linked the decision to concerns about European security and the need for “solidarity action, including in the field of energy.”
Orban’s Moscow visit, which focused on continued cooperation with Russia’s energy sector, has frustrated European partners.
The EU is phasing out Russian oil, gas and nuclear energy, but Hungary — dependent on Russia for 86% of its oil, according to the Atlantic Council — has repeatedly resisted those efforts.
Earlier in November, Orban said Hungary would sue the EU over its decision to ban Russian gas imports.
Reactions in Europe
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha praised Warsaw’s move, calling it a “good decision” that reflects Poland’s commitment to “European unity and security at a crucial moment.”
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, from the government’s rival political bloc, described the snub as “interesting.”
He suggested on X that those hostile to the EU and Ukraine “usually love Putin.”
Although Nawrocki has opposed Ukraine’s NATO and EU membership bids and urged Kyiv to address historical grievances such as the 1943–45 Volhynia massacres, he has consistently supported military aid for Ukraine and warned about the threat Russia poses to the region.
Przydacz added that Nawrocki continues to seek “real ways to end the war in Ukraine caused by the Russian Federation.”
Sources: Atlantic Council; Statements on X
