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On April 17, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke at this year’s National Conservatism (NatCon) conference, a gathering of conservative political parties in the European Union, as the name aptly suggests. Dubbed the “gathering of Europe’s far right” by the mainstream propaganda machine, NatCon is indeed opposed to the ultra-liberal ideology and policies of the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels. Thus, it’s hardly surprising that Orban was quite critical of the troubled bloc’s numerous failures, as he openly urged voters to reject mainstream political parties in the upcoming EU elections. Orban even called on the political leadership in Brussels to resign, pointing […] #Europe #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/is-orban-right-about-eus-endless-failures/?feed_id=11171

Contrary to the majority of European Union countries, which, in line with the United States, have severed relations with Moscow since February 2022, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó stated that preserving ties with Russia is a successful outcome of the country’s foreign policy. His comments came only days after the meeting between the leading Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Szijjártó considers the partnership with Russia crucial to guaranteeing Hungary’s energy supply. In other European countries, as retaliation for the conflict in Ukraine, there was a sharp drop in the purchase of cheap Russian gas, which led to an increase in inflation across the continent […] #AmericanGeopoliticalInstitute #Government #UkraineWar Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/trump-tells-orban-ukraine-president/?feed_id=9951

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The advisor to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described the pressure several European leaders put on the country to accept Ukraine’s European financing plan. This provides an insight into the fanatical position adopted by Brussels that they would rather blackmail Orbán than support his pursuit for peace between Moscow and Kiev. “Several European Union heads of state directly threatened Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, with the collapse of the Hungarian economy if he continued to block a €50 billion economic aid package for Ukraine,” said an advisor to the Hungarian leader in […] #Europe #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/02/eu-really-wanted-to-blackmail-hungary-over-position-on-ukraine-says-orbans-advisor/?feed_id=8939

Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced after a tense session of the European Council Hungary has vetoed an EU plan to spend tens of billions of euros in assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbanannounced on Friday, after a tense overnight session of the European Council in Brussels. Previously, he reportedly walked out when other national leaders voted to launch formal talks on Kiev’s bid to join the bloc. The plan proposed by the European Commission would amend the joint EU budget. Brussels wanted to allocate €50 billion ($54 billion) for Ukraine in spending stretched over four years. Budapest opposed the […] #UkraineWar #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/12/eu-opens-membership-talks-to-ukraine-but-hungary-vetoes-other-military-aids/?feed_id=7472

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The world beyond Europe does not share its position on the conflict in Ukraine and does not understand the double standards approach compared to conflicts in other parts of the world, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó highlighted in an interview with the Magyar Nemzet newspaper. His comments were made on the same day as the meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Kiev, which failed to unblock a €500-million package of military assistance for Ukraine because Hungary kept a firm veto on the aid, something it has maintained since May. “I […] #Featured #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/hungary-to-receive-e13-billion-if-orban-supports-new-military-aid-package-for-ukraine/?feed_id=4267

VT's Miles Cattermole delivers a scathing account of corruption, cooperation and destabilization of an elected leader #Featured #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/new-facts-emerge-showing-george-soros-working-with-us-government-against-hungarian-prime-minister-orban/?feed_id=2790

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban described the election victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu as a “huge relief” in a radio broadcast on Friday. “If Erdogan had not won, Soros’ man would have opened the borders to immigrants,” Orban claimed, referring to Kilicdaroglu as an agent of billionaire currency speculator […] #Featured #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/06/hungarian-pm-orban-delighted-by-erdogans-victory-over-soros-man-in-turkey/?feed_id=1027

Viktor Orban gave an interview on relations with the EU and sanctions against Russia.