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Hungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine
3 days, 11 hours ago

Hungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that European leaders must acknowledge the need to change their strategy regarding Ukraine. In comments to Hungary’s state broadcaster on Friday, Orbán argued that the current strategy was not working and Russia was advancing on the frontlines. He added that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory “has changed the state of …

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The terrifying implications of pardoning insurrectionists who killed and maimed
1 week, 4 days ago

The terrifying implications of pardoning insurrectionists who killed and maimed

Raw Story  

This past weekend, in his Meet The Press interview with Kristen Welker, Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to pardon the people who attacked our Capitol, killing five civilians and three police officers and sending more than 140 cops to the hospital. Similarly, five years and one week before Trump applauded the “Jews will not replace us” Nazis who rallied in …

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Italy’s Meloni and Hungary’s Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Italy’s Meloni and Hungary’s Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni met her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán on Wednesday in Rome, where the two discussed the situation in the Middle East, their support for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and their commitment to the eastern country’s reconstruction. The two far-right leaders also discussed the Middle East conflict, support for a peaceful resolution in …

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Survivor of foreign 'autocracy' outlines 'key lesson' Democrats need to fight back
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Survivor of foreign 'autocracy' outlines 'key lesson' Democrats need to fight back

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Scheiring wrote that Orbán deployed populist "software" and "hardware" that paved the way for his far-right power grab, and alerted readers to watch for certain things that Trump will borrow from Orbán in the coming years. In describing the "software of autocracy," Scheiring noted that the Hungarian leader exploited a "folksy outsider" label …

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Hungary will seek solution to Ukraine oil transit impasse by September, minister says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary will seek solution to Ukraine oil transit impasse by September, minister says

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary will seek to resolve a dispute with Ukraine over the transfer of Russian oil by September to avoid a potential energy crisis, an aid to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, Orbán’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, alleged that Kyiv was “blackmailing” Budapest by blocking the transfer of some Russian crude across its territory. …

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Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin

ABC  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr Orbán's press chief Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI that the prime minister's trip to Russia on Friday was a "peace mission". "Only unity and determination will pave the path to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine," she said on …

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Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s Russia-friendly leader is in Ukraine. It’s his first visit since the war began

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — During his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday that the war was Europe’s “most important issue,” and recommended an immediate cease-fire. “We would like relations between our two countries to be much better.” Ukraine and Hungary have had a tense relationship since the …

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Schumer’s rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the US and allies walk on interference
9 months, 1 week ago

Schumer’s rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the US and allies walk on interference

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reacted to Schumer by saying it was “hypocritical for Americans who hyperventilate about interference in our own democracy …

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Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán: The American right's most disturbing global alliance grows desperate
9 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán: The American right's most disturbing global alliance grows desperate

Salon  

I've been following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's increasing influence on the American far right for some time as he hosted the likes of former Fox News celebrity Tucker Carlson and held a CPAC meeting in Budapest. Orbán's CPAC appearance got a thunderous ovation last year and just last week he came to meet with members of the Heritage Foundation …

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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 …

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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 …

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EU summit points to reforms the bloc needs in order to welcome Ukraine and others as new members
1 year, 2 months ago

EU summit points to reforms the bloc needs in order to welcome Ukraine and others as new members

Associated Press  

GRANADA, Spain — European Union leaders acknowledged Friday that just as aspiring members must meet exacting criteria to join the bloc, the 27 member nations also must work hard to reform the EU to make sure it can work smoothly with 30-plus nations. “In parallel, the Union needs to lay the necessary internal groundwork and reforms.” Avoiding any target date …

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The guy who brought us CRT panic offers a new far-right agenda: Destroy public education
2 years, 8 months ago

The guy who brought us CRT panic offers a new far-right agenda: Destroy public education

Salon  

Earlier this week, the man who's been widely credited with single-handedly willing the "critical race theory" panic into existence, laid out a new set of marching orders for the right: Defund public universities, discard academic freedom, remove credentialing requirements for K-12 teachers and generally foster so much anger against public schools that it drives a nationwide popular movement to privatize …

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