--- title: "\"It's all over!\": Ambassador Shandor speaks of a turning point in Hungary and a new dynamic in the dialogue with Kyiv" description: "Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Fedor Shandor, in an interview with RBK-Ukraine, stated that Hungarian society has stopped Russian influence and reported a new positive dynamic in the dialogue between Kyiv and Budapest." date: 2026-08-21T07:00:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ambassador-shandor-on-hungarian-elections-and-relations-with-russia-en tags: [hungary, ukraine, russia, diplomacy, elections, european-union] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "It's all over!": Ambassador Shandor speaks of a turning point in Hungary and a new dynamic in the dialogue with Kyiv ![Ambassador Sandor in interview: statement on a turning point in Hungary and new dynamics in dialogue with Kyiv](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/21/posol-shandor-o-vybora-v-vengrii-i-otnosheniyah-s-rossiey/posol-shandor-o-vybora-v-vengrii-i-otnosheniyah-s-rossiey-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Fedor Shandor stated that, in his assessment, Hungarian society stopped Russian influence and that the elections took place democratically. - The diplomat drew historical parallels with 1848–1849, 1944, and 1956, asserting that Russia, in his view, consistently harmed Hungary. - Shandor reported a new positive dynamic in the dialogue between Kyiv and Budapest and outlined the implementation of agreements regarding national minorities. In an interview with RBK-Ukraine, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary, Fedor Shandor, stated that Hungarian society, in his assessment, "has finally made the right choice" and stopped what the diplomat called "Russian arbitrariness" in the country. According to him, the key factor was that Hungarian society, as he put it, "said: it's all over!", which, in Shandor's belief, deprived Moscow of the ability to influence the course of the voting. The diplomat emphasized that the elections in Hungary "took place democratically" and added that, in his view, if the Russian side had seen a real possibility to interfere in the process, they would have taken advantage of it. ### A turning point: the diplomat on the choice of Hungarian society Shandor pointed out that, in his opinion, Hungary "was actually never an outcast or a problem for Europe." All challenges and conflicts that arose in the relations between Budapest and Brussels, the diplomat linked not to the people of the country, but to "specific individuals" who, in his assessment, created these frictions. Thus, he draws a clear line between the position of individual politicians and the position of Hungarian society as a whole. ### Historical memory: from Kossuth to 1956 Drawing historical parallels, the Ukrainian diplomat urged not to forget that, according to him, Russia, in his assessment, "tried to destroy the Hungarians" not only in 1956, but also in 1848–1849 during the Kossuth revolution, and in 1944. "Simply put, wherever Russians met Hungarian history, they caused harm everywhere. And this time again. Nothing has changed. And it will not change," warned Shandor. In his belief, Hungary "has received an excellent lesson again" — that with Russia, in his view, "it is better not to deal, as they only cause harm". ### New dynamics: the Kyiv-Budapest dialogue and the issue of national minorities Against this backdrop, the ambassador reported a new positive dynamic in the dialogue between Kyiv and Budapest. In the same cycle of comments, he also explained when Ukraine plans to implement agreements with Hungary on the issue of national minorities, and within the framework of parallel statements outlined key directions of bilateral cooperation, which, in his assessment, indicates a shift of years-long disputes off dead point. ### Assessment nature of statements At the same time, it is worth noting that the key theses of the interview — about "stopping Russian arbitrariness", about Moscow's readiness to interfere in the voting, and about the "harm" of Russia throughout Hungarian history — are the diplomat's assessments, not documented independent facts. Specific mechanisms of the alleged interference, as well as exact dates and parameters of the past voting, are not disclosed in the text of the interview, which should be taken into account when interpreting the statements. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - ["It's all over!": Ambassador Shandor points to a turning point in relations between Hungary and Russia](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/vse-kinets-posol-shandor-vkazav-zlam-vidnosinah-1787295124.html) - Первичный источник интервью: цитаты о демократичности выборов, исторических параллелях и «уроке» для Венгрии. - [Ukraine and Hungary have moved years-long disputes forward: Ambassador Shandor speaks of progress](https://ru.slovoidilo.ua/2026/08/21/novost/mir/ukraina-i-vengriya-sdvinuli-mesta-mnogoletnie-spory-posol-shandor-rasskazal-progresse) - Подтверждает тезис о прогрессе и сдвиге многолетних споров в диалоге Киева и Будапешта. - [They did what they couldn't do in almost 10 years. In relations between Ukraine and Hungary...](https://ukranews.com/news/1170142-v-otnosheniyah-mezhdu-ukrainoj-i-vengriej-nametilas-polozhitelnaya-dinamika-posol) - Подтверждает наличие положительной динамики в отношениях двух стран по оценке посла. - [Ambassador Shandor named two key directions of cooperation between Ukraine and Hungary](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/posol-shandor-nazvav-dva-klyuchovi-napryamki-1787298588.html) - Первичный источник интервью: цитаты о демократичности выборов, исторических параллелях и «уроке» для Венгрии. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What did Ukrainian Ambassador to Hungary Fedor Shandor say about the elections in Hungary? **A:** According to him, the elections in Hungary took place democratically, and Hungarian society, in his assessment, "said: it's all over!", which, in his opinion, deprived Russia of the opportunity to interfere in the process. ### Q: What historical parallels did Shandor draw? **A:** The diplomat mentioned 1956, the Kossuth revolution of 1848–1849, and 1944, asserting that Russia, in his view, consistently harmed Hungary during these periods. ### Q: Is there a new dynamic in Ukraine-Hungary relations? **A:** Yes, according to Shandor, a positive dynamic has emerged in the dialogue between Kyiv and Budapest, and the implementation of agreements on the issue of national minorities has been outlined.