Hungary announced on Monday that it is blocking access to 12 Ukrainian news sites, escalating tensions between the two countries amid Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. This follows Ukraine\u2019s recent decision to ban several websites with pro-Russian views, including eight Hungarian-language portals like origo.hu, which is popular among supporters of the Hungarian government.<\/p>\n
Gergely Gulyas, chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, stated that Hungary\u2019s response was necessary in light of Ukraine\u2019s actions, which they view as unjustified. The blocked Ukrainian websites are popular in Ukraine, including European Pravda, which reports on Ukraine\u2019s EU ambitions and Hungary\u2019s resistance to them.<\/p>\n
Gulyas criticized Ukraine for banning Hungarian sites that criticized EU sanctions against Russia and called for a reconsideration of Ukraine\u2019s EU membership aspirations. He pointed out that the censorship stemmed from Hungary\u2019s reporting on the Soros Foundation, which has been a target of Orban\u2019s government. Ukrainian officials defended their actions, emphasizing that they aimed to block propaganda rather than factual journalism.<\/p>\n
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