Hungary’s Orbán interrupted by activist during EU presidency news conference
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orbán interrupted by activist during EU presidency news conference

The Independent  

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Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
2 days, 2 hours ago

Hungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday drew a direct link between immigration and an attack in Germany where a man drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people and injuring 200 others. Still, the nationalist leader declared that “there is no doubt that there is a link” between migration and …

Hungarian PM Orban meets Trump, Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago
1 week, 6 days ago

Hungarian PM Orban meets Trump, Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago

India Today  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk at the US president-elect's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida on Monday, the European leader announced on social media platform X. The two leaders also met in July and discussed the "possibilities of peace", a spokesperson for the prime minister had said, as Orban pushed for a ceasefire in …

Hungary’s leader Orbán predicts Trump will end support for Ukraine in comments before EU summit
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hungary’s leader Orbán predicts Trump will end support for Ukraine in comments before EU summit

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Donald Trump’s biggest European fan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, predicted on Friday that a new U.S. administration under Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion that Russia’s military campaign is in need of a “fast solution,” but that “does …

Hungary's Orban, so far snuffed by West, to claim spotlight as EU's 'Trump whisperer' as tables turn
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hungary's Orban, so far snuffed by West, to claim spotlight as EU's 'Trump whisperer' as tables turn

Firstpost  

Hosting a summit of European leaders in Budapest, Orban took centre stage amid a renewed hope that his ties with Trump could boost his leverage across EU, where he was until recently snuffed due to his opposition to military aid for Ukraine and his closeness to Russia Former US President Donald Trump greets Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the …

Orban's Surprise Trip to Georgia: A Clash of EU Unity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Orban's Surprise Trip to Georgia: A Clash of EU Unity

Associated Press  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Georgia to address the disputed election outcome has sparked controversy within the European Union. Orban's trip, which took place despite the bloc's displeasure with the claimed election rigging, has further strained relations between the member states.

Hungary's Sovereignty Under Siege as EU Pressure Escalates
2 months ago

Hungary's Sovereignty Under Siege as EU Pressure Escalates

China Daily  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech emphasizing Hungary's national sovereignty against EU pressure. He warns of the dangers of further EU interference in the ongoing Ukraine conflict and expresses opposition to any escalation of the conflict, particularly moves to bring Ukraine into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or expand the frontlines onto Russian soil.

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s most popular opposition figure called for the resignation of one of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s closest aides on Thursday over statements he made suggesting that Hungary wouldn’t have defended itself against a Russian invasion, unlike Ukraine. The aide, Balázs Orbán, who isn’t related to the prime minister, said on his podcast on Wednesday that Ukrainian President …

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Orbán aide faces backlash for saying Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion

LA Times  

Balázs Orbán, who is not related to Hungary’s prime minister, said Hungary had learned from its 1956 uprising, which was crushed by the Red Army. Hungary’s most popular opposition figure called for the resignation of one of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s closest aides on Thursday over statements he made suggesting that Hungary wouldn’t have defended itself against a Russian invasion, …

Having Orbán in charge of EU’s presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Having Orbán in charge of EU’s presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union traditionally ends its summer slumber in the dying days of August with an informal meeting of its foreign affairs ministers in a political equivalent of a fireside chat. But with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Hungary holding the presidency of the 27-nation bloc, vacation has already been turned into one long firebrand’s shout. When China is …

How Hungary’s Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Hungary’s Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war. But according to Péter Krekó, an analyst and head of the Political Capital think tank in Budapest, Orbán has created “an almost Orwellian environment” where the government …

Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU's demise, backs Trump in anti-Western speech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU's demise, backs Trump in anti-Western speech

Associated Press  

BAILE TUSNAD, Romania — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented “world order” while throwing his support for Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential bid. AP AUDIO: Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western …

Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech

LA Times  

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion, in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he backed Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential bid. Ukraine will revert to the position of a buffer state,” he said, adding that international security guarantees “will be enshrined in an agreement between the U.S. and Russia.” Throughout Russia’s …

The EU is putting new pressure on Hungary's Orban over his outreach to Russia
5 months ago

The EU is putting new pressure on Hungary's Orban over his outreach to Russia

The Independent  

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The EU is putting new pressure on Hungary’s Orban over his outreach to Russia
5 months ago

The EU is putting new pressure on Hungary’s Orban over his outreach to Russia

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Hungary won’t be allowed to host a strategic EU meeting next month because of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s self-proclaimed “peace mission” trips to Moscow and Beijing this month aimed at brokering an end to the war in Ukraine, which EU partners overwhelmingly saw as undermining their support for Kyiv. “We have to send a signal, even if it …

Hungary’s Orbán releases letter to EU leaders detailing his maligned Ukraine ‘peace mission’
5 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán releases letter to EU leaders detailing his maligned Ukraine ‘peace mission’

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday released a letter he addressed to the heads of European Union countries where he presented his impressions from a recent series of visits with some of the bloc’s biggest adversaries that angered many of his allies. The letter, which Orbán sent to European Council Chairman Charles Michel on July 12, …

Hungary faces more criticism and boycotted meetings over Orbán’s visits to Russia and China
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary faces more criticism and boycotted meetings over Orbán’s visits to Russia and China

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Some European Union leaders protested on Tuesday what they see as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s misuse of the bloc’s rotating presidency, with many including those in the EU’s executive commission boycotting an informal meeting hosted by Hungary in response to Orbán’s actions. Officials are angry that Orbán, a nationalist populist who is seen as having the …

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orban after his outreach to Russia, China
5 months, 1 week ago

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orban after his outreach to Russia, China

The Independent  

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Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China
5 months, 1 week ago

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Top officials of the European Union will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a series of rogue meetings with foreign leaders about Ukraine that angered his European partners. The highly unusual decision to have the European Commission president and other top …

Orban’s ‘peacemaking’ mission: Did Hungary’s leader achieve anything?
5 months, 1 week ago

Orban’s ‘peacemaking’ mission: Did Hungary’s leader achieve anything?

Al Jazeera  

Hungary’s leader widens rift between Budapest and Brussels by visiting Putin and Xi amid Ukraine war. “The number of countries that can talk to both warring sides is diminishing,” Orban said, referring to Russia’s war in Ukraine, which he visited on July 2. “We don’t expect anything,” said Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, on July 2, when Orban visited Kyiv. The …

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orban after his outreach to Russia, China
5 months, 1 week ago

Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orban after his outreach to Russia, China

LA Times  

Top officials of the European Union will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held a series of rogue meetings with foreign leaders about Ukraine that angered his European partners. The highly unusual decision to have the European Commission president and other top officials of the …

Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. in reality is abusing the EU presidency and hijacking it for his own purposes.” Péter Krekó, an analyst with the Budapest-based think tank Political Capital, said that Hungary’s rotating presidency has thus far …

Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

LA Times  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. The EU’s longest-serving leader — who has endorsed former President Trump and is known as having the warmest relations with Vladimir Putin in the bloc — wrapped up a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday before …

Hungary PM Viktor Orbán's rightwing coalition surpasses quota to be recognised as EU parliamentary group
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary PM Viktor Orbán's rightwing coalition surpasses quota to be recognised as EU parliamentary group

Firstpost  

What makes the rise of the coalition concerning for the West is the fact that the group plans to end European support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s rightwing political movement has attracted enough parties to achieve recognition from the European Union parliament. On Saturday, the Danish People’s Party and the Flemish nationalist pro-independence Vlaams …

For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm for six months
6 months ago

For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm for six months

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Hungary’s populist government announced on Tuesday that its upcoming presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto “Make Europe Great Again,” but played down any parallels with Donald Trump’s MAGA movement in the United States. “This is a reference to an active presidency,” Hungary’s EU Affairs Minister János Bóka said as he outlined Budapest’s program …

For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm
6 months ago

For Trump it’s MAGA, but Hungary’s Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union’s helm

LA Times  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, is greeted by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during a meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Monday. Hungary’s populist government announced on Tuesday that its upcoming presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto “Make Europe Great Again,” but played down any parallels with Donald Trump’s MAGA …

Hungary’s Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival
6 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The day after Hungarians voted in the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government declared a big win, but missing from the victory speeches was an acknowledgement that it was his party’s worst performance in an EU election since Hungary joined the bloc 20 years ago. The lackluster showing can largely be attributed to the emergence …

Orbán’s party takes most votes in Hungary’s EU election, but new challenger scores big win
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Orbán’s party takes most votes in Hungary’s EU election, but new challenger scores big win

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist party took the most votes in Sunday’s European Parliament elections but sharply underperformed its past dominance in a race that pitted the long-serving leader against a new challenger that has upended Orbán’s grip on Hungarian politics. With 85% of votes counted, Orbán’s Fidesz party had 44% of the vote, enough to …

Orbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Orbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Hungary’s capital on Saturday in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a week before the European Parliament election, a contest he has cast as an existential turning point between peace in Europe and a world war. They marched along the Danube River in Budapest from the …

Hungary’s Orbán pushes back on EU and NATO proposals to further assist Ukraine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orbán pushes back on EU and NATO proposals to further assist Ukraine

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday pushed back against some NATO proposals that would allow Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike targets within Russia, saying that such plans have Europe “inching closer to destruction.” The nationalist leader has long opposed Western countries supplying Ukraine with military aid, and threatened to derail European Union financial support …

Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s five-time Prime Minister Orbán is facing a new serious contender in upcoming EU elections

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — About three months ago, a scandal rocked five-time nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party which prides itself on upholding family values and Christian conservatism. “Our offer is very simple: We must do something completely different in Hungary,” he said in the interview, adding that Hungarians were “fed up with the fact that there is an economic, …

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A rising challenger …

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Orbán challenger in Hungary mobilizes thousands at a rare demonstration in a government stronghold

Associated Press  

DEBRECEN, Hungary — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held what he called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country’s recent history on Sunday, the latest stop on his campaign tour that has mobilized thousands across Hungary’s rural heartland. Some 10,000 people gathered in Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city, in support of Péter Magyar, a political newcomer …

Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the “progressive world spirit,” and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump to defend “his own truth” in his ongoing criminal trial. EU elections in June and U.S. elections in November, Orbán …

Challenger to Hungary’s Orbán announces new political alternative to tens of thousands of supporters
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Challenger to Hungary’s Orbán announces new political alternative to tens of thousands of supporters

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A rising challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mobilized tens of thousands of supporters in Hungary’s capital on Saturday, outlining a plan to unite the country and bring an end to the populist leader’s 14-year hold on power. At the center of the demonstration, the latest in a recent series of protests against Orbán’s right-wing nationalist …

Thousands demonstrate in anti-Orban protest in Hungary
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands demonstrate in anti-Orban protest in Hungary

Al Jazeera  

The protest was led by Peter Magyar, a former government insider who plans to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. The protest on Saturday was led by Peter Magyar, 43, a former government insider turned critic who used to be married to Orban’s ex-justice minister Judit Varga. “These are the national colours of Hungary, not the government’s,” 24-year-old Lejla, …

Hungary’s Orbán congratulates Putin on widely criticized Russian election win
9 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán congratulates Putin on widely criticized Russian election win

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his victory in an election whose outcome was never in doubt after systematic crackdowns on dissent. The EU criticized the election as taking place in a “highly restricted environment exacerbated also by Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.” “Russian authorities have continued to …

Hungary’s Orban claims Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine
9 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orban claims Trump said he won’t ‘give a penny’ to Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

PM Viktor Orban tells Hungarian state broadcaster that Trump has a ‘clear vision’ after meeting former US president in Florida. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says former US President Donald Trump has told him that he would “not give a penny” to the war in Ukraine. Orban related the comments by Trump, who is running in November’s presidential election, during …

Embattled Orbán addresses Hungary in first appearance since country’s president quit in a scandal
10 months ago

Embattled Orbán addresses Hungary in first appearance since country’s president quit in a scandal

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sought to contain the political fallout of a presidential pardon scandal during an annual state of the nation address on Saturday, his first public appearance since Hungary’s president, his ally, resigned a week ago. A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers is set to visit Budapest on Sunday for a “mission focused on …

Hungary’s Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president’s resignation
10 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president’s resignation

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s long-serving government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a rare political crisis after the president, a member of Orbán’s ruling party, resigned amid public anger over her pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case. President Katalin Novák’s weekend resignation came after it was revealed that she issued a pardon in April 2023 …

EU, Hungary at odds again over Hungarian ‘sovereignty’ law
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EU, Hungary at odds again over Hungarian ‘sovereignty’ law

The Hindu  

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, launched an ‘infringement procedure’ into Hungary’s new Defence of National Sovereignty law, setting Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on a collision course with the bloc. Under the controversial law, Hungarian authorities will be able to use the intelligence services to investigate individuals and organisations involved in the democratic and electoral process and allegedly …

Viktor Orbán’s anti-woke resistance has made him the ‘splinter under the fingernail’ of the EU
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Viktor Orbán’s anti-woke resistance has made him the ‘splinter under the fingernail’ of the EU

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament will convene an emergency session on Monday to do something its western partners have waited for, often impatiently, for more than a year: to hold a vote, finally, on approving Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance. Has railed against what he describes as “woke culture,” and in a speech at the Conservative Political …

Slovakia’s leader voices support for Hungary’s Orbán in EU negotiations on funding for Ukraine
11 months, 1 week ago

Slovakia’s leader voices support for Hungary’s Orbán in EU negotiations on funding for Ukraine

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The leaders of Hungary and Slovakia on Tuesday said they agree on the need to rework a European Union plan to provide financial assistance to Ukraine. It’s a potential boon to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who last month derailed EU efforts to approve the funding for the war-ravaged country. Following bilateral talks in Budapest, Slovakian Prime …

Slovakia's leader voices support for Hungary's Orbán in EU negotiations on funding for Ukraine
11 months, 1 week ago

Slovakia's leader voices support for Hungary's Orbán in EU negotiations on funding for Ukraine

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It's a potential boon to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who last month derailed EU …

Hungary’s Orbán says he won’t hesitate to slam the brakes on Ukraine’s EU membership
1 year ago

Hungary’s Orbán says he won’t hesitate to slam the brakes on Ukraine’s EU membership

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday his country will have plenty of opportunities in the future to interrupt Ukraine’s process of joining the European Union, a day after the right-wing leader’s stunning turnaround allowed an EU summit to move forward on bringing the war-torn country into the bloc. In an interview Friday with Hungarian state radio, …

Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising
1 year, 2 months ago

Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared Hungary’s membership in the European Union to more than four decades of Soviet occupation of his country during a speech on Monday commemorating the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution. Brussels is just a bad contemporary parody.” The Oct. 23 national holiday commemorates the beginning of a 1956 popular uprising against Soviet …

Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising
1 year, 2 months ago

Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising

LA Times  

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared Hungary’s membership in the European Union to more than four decades of Soviet occupation of his country during a speech on Monday commemorating the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution. Brussels is just a bad contemporary parody.” The Oct. 23 national holiday commemorates the beginning of a 1956 popular uprising against Soviet repression that began …

Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban casts doubt on European Union accession talks for Ukraine
1 year, 2 months ago

Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban casts doubt on European Union accession talks for Ukraine

LA Times  

Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers an address on the opening day of the Hungarian parliament’s autumn session in Budapest on Monday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban cast doubt on the prospect of the European Union beginning negotiations any time soon for Ukraine to join the bloc, saying it was unrealistic to launch the accession process with a country that’s at …

Donald Trump Thanks Strongman Viktor Orban For Bonkers Declaration About Him
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump Thanks Strongman Viktor Orban For Bonkers Declaration About Him

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said in a sprawling interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the only path to ending the war in Ukraine would be the reelection of Donald Trump to the presidency. … Trump is the man who can save the Western world ― and probably the human …

Hungary’s Orbán urges US to ‘call back Trump’ to end Ukraine war in Tucker Carlson interview
1 year, 3 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán urges US to ‘call back Trump’ to end Ukraine war in Tucker Carlson interview

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a sprawling interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the only path to ending the war in Ukraine would be the reelection of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency. In the interview, posted Wednesday on Carlson’s page on X, formerly known as Twitter, the nationalist Orbán praised Trump’s …

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