Supreme Court ruling and Hungary's Druzhba demand marked 26 February 2026
A look back at two developments reported in the days before 26 February 2026, one in Ukrainian courts and one in relations with Hungary.
What had Ukraine's courts and its neighbour Hungary put on the public agenda by 26 February 2026? Two reports from the preceding days set the picture.
On 25 February 2026, the Supreme Court confirmed the case of Kis and Levchuk. As reported, it was the first time in Ukrainian judicial practice that a court confirmed establishing the fact of a same-sex couple living together as one family, in what amounted to a de facto marital relationship.
On 24 February 2026, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announced that Hungary had ended all support for Ukraine, including through the European Union framework. He said it would remain so until Ukraine resumed oil transfers via the Druzhba pipeline.
The two developments were unrelated, but both were part of the news record of the days leading up to 26 February 2026.
