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EU's Orbán to Visit Georgia: A Crucial Moment for the Country's Future

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's visit to Georgia is a significant event for the country as it highlights the tensions between the EU and Russia. Orbán's presence in Tbilisi is seen as a boost to the ruling Georgian Dream party facing post-election protests. However, it also raises concerns about the erosion of democratic principles and the country's alignment with the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orban says Trump’s comeback as president ‘only serious chance’ for end of Ukraine war

Associated Press

ANTALYA, Turkey — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed Friday that he will visit Donald Trump in Florida next week, and described a possible comeback by the former U.S. president as the “only serious chance” for an end to the war in Ukraine. Orbán said he was convinced that if Trump had been in office when the war in Ukraine …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead?

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — With Turkey completing its ratification of Sweden’s bid to join NATO, Hungary is the last member of the military alliance not to have given its approval. Hungary’s government, Orbán says, is in favor of bringing Sweden into NATO, but lawmakers in his governing Fidesz party remain unconvinced, offended by “blatant lies” from some Swedish politicians that have …

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11 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance, Orbán wrote Tuesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Erdogan has also openly linked Sweden’s NATO membership to Ankara’s efforts to purchase U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, and …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: Turkey finally agrees to let Sweden join NATO bloc after 18 months of tough negotiations

India TV News

Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkey’s opposition to Swedish membership in NATO stemmed from its belief that the Nordic country has been too soft toward supporters of Kurdish militants and other groups in Sweden that Ankara views as …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkey’s opposition to Swedish membership in NATO stemmed from its belief that the Nordic country has been too soft toward supporters of Kurdish militants and other groups in Sweden that …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

LA Times

Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance. Turkey’s opposition to Swedish membership in NATO stemmed from its belief that the Nordic country has been too soft toward supporters of Kurdish militants and other groups in Sweden that Ankara views as …

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1 year ago

Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden’s membership in NATO

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary’s capital in December, his second trip to Budapest this year at a time when both countries remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden’s accession into the trans-Atlantic military alliance. It wasn’t clear whether Erdogan and Orbán would discuss Sweden’s NATO membership, which has been delayed for …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian parliament on Tuesday refused a proposal to hold a vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, further delaying the Nordic country’s inclusion in the military alliance. The governing Fidesz party — led by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who is widely considered one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s only allies in the EU — which …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Prime Minister Orbán says Hungary is in no rush to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Monday that his country is in no hurry to ratify Sweden’s bid to join NATO, suggesting the Nordic country could face further delays in becoming a member of the military alliance. Speaking during the opening autumn session of Hungary’s parliament, Orbán told lawmakers that “nothing is threatening Sweden’s security,” and that …

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EU's Orbán to Visit Georgia: A Crucial Moment for the Country's Future

Hungary’s Orban says Trump’s comeback as president ‘only serious chance’ for end of Ukraine war

Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead?

Hungary’s Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership

EXPLAINED: Turkey finally agrees to let Sweden join NATO bloc after 18 months of tough negotiations

Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden’s membership in NATO

Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Prime Minister Orbán says Hungary is in no rush to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid