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Hungary Lifts Ban on 12 Ukrainian News Portals

6/20/2026

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  • On 19 June 2026, Hungary’s government lifted the ban on twelve Ukrainian online news portals.
  • The reversal was carried out jointly by the ministries of Social Relations and Culture and Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  • Minister Zoltán Tarr said the previous block created divisions and wrongly equated independent journalism with Russian propaganda.
  • Grexa, the Ukrainian-Hungarian minority spokesperson, said the lift lets the community and refugees read news in their language.