Hungary has formally designated Russia as a “threat,” signaling a decisive shift from the Kremlin-aligned foreign policy pursued under the tenure of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The document, signed by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, was published in the official Magyar Közlöny gazette on Tuesday, Aug. 25. It sets out guidelines for the Hungarian delegation heading to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in September, according to Der Spiegel.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Hungary condemns Russian military aggression and fully supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and its territorial integrity within the internationally recognized borders,” the document states. “Russia’s behaviour is a threat to Hungary, Europe, and the global order.” Diplomatic shift from the Orbán-era policy Orbán, widely viewed in Europe as a loyal ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had repeatedly blocked EU sanctions against Russia and campaigned against support for Ukraine. With the new document, Budapest explicitly recognizes Ukraine’s right to defend its sovereignty against Russia’s full-scale invasion, now in its fifth year. The government also says it backs efforts toward a “sustainable peace and long-term security guarantees” for Kyiv. Signs of the shift emerging months later The UN document formalizes a pivot that had already become visible in May, when Hungary summoned Russia’s ambassador in a rare protest over the drone strikes on western Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region – a home to an ethnic Hungarian minority.