The Ukrainian government has started a 24/7 radio broadcast in Hungary, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Heorhii Tykhyi has announced on the social media site X.

According to Tykhyi, the radio channel was started to tackle the ‘absurd statements about Ukraine’ made by Hungarian officials ‘every day’. He also shared that the project is called ‘Hungarian Radio Ukraine’. It airs in Hungarian, Ukrainian, and English languages.

Every day, Hungarian officials are making absurd statements about Ukraine.

We are tired of reacting to each one and decided to post our position online in a form of a radio, accessible 24/7.

We call it “Hungarian Radio Ukraine”.

Listen here in 🇺🇦 🇭🇺 🇬🇧: https://t.co/P9NwwcZWGV

— Heorhii Tykhyi (@SpoxUkraineMFA) April 2, 2026

Thus far, it only broadcasts the same message on a loop, not professionally produced radio programmes. The English version of the message is:

‘We reject manipulations regarding Ukraine made on a regular basis by Prime Minister Orbán and his team. We condemn his consistent attempts to drag Ukraine into his domestic politics or electoral campaign. Ukraine has never meant and does not mean any harm to neighbouring Hungary. We are asking all Hungarians not to trust the toxic anti-Ukrainian propaganda coming from officials on a daily basis. We are destined to be good neighbours, members of the EU and NATO, not the Russian world. Thank you for listening to Hungarian Radio of Ukraine.’

It is unclear if the Ukrainian government has any plans to extend operations into a regular radio broadcast. The one message played on a loop in three different languages is more eerie than convincing.

However, even that brief statement contains some information of geopolitical significance. It states that Ukraine still believes it is ‘destined’ to join both the European Union and NATO. The Hungarian government is strongly opposed to Ukraine’s accession to both of those international organizations, as it runs against its national interests.

What’s more, opposition to Ukraine joining the EU has been one of the key campaign messages of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection campaign this spring.

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