Hungary has expelled 10 Russian diplomats, a step Budapest says stops short of severing ties with Moscow but that is read as a fresh escalation between the EU and Russia. Prediction markets have cut the odds of a Ukraine-Russia peace deal before 2027 to 10.5%, down from 12% a day earlier.
Hungary has expelled 10 Russian diplomats, a move Budapest says does not amount to severing ties with Moscow but that is seen as an escalation in EU-Russia relations.
The expulsion carries weight beyond the bilateral relationship. Prediction markets now price a 10.5% probability of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal arriving before 2027. That is down from a 12% reading just 24 hours earlier, a shift that suggests traders view Hungary's move as reducing the odds of a negotiated settlement rather than improving them.
Hungary's assurance that it is not cutting ties with Moscow leaves the diplomatic channel open even as the expulsion itself signals a harder line. Observers are now watching for any further diplomatic steps by EU member states that could shift the broader climate between Brussels and Moscow, plus any response from Russia itself.
Shifts in EU foreign policy could either heighten or ease the standoff from here. Developments in the Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, whether new proposals or a deadlock, will also factor into how the market weighs the odds of a deal ahead of the 2027 deadline.
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