Rubio, Orbán and Hungary
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Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.
The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the real threat to Hungary comes from the European Union, not Russia, as he ramps up an anti-EU election campaign.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio inked a nuclear cooperation agreement involving the U.S. and Hungary, hailing the countries' close relationship .
BUDAPEST, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Hungary and Slovakia have asked Croatia to help them secure Russian oil and Hungarian company MOL initiated the release of strategic crude reserves after disruption to flows via Ukraine that the two countries have blamed on Kyiv.
Hungary opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his campaign Sunday ahead of the April contest, vowing to return Budapest to its Western orientation. He wants to mend relations with the EU, which has withheld funds from Hungary over concerns of corruption and democratic backsliding.
America’s top diplomat traveled to Hungary and endorsed that country’s far-right prime minister, who is seeking his fifth straight term in office. Viktor Orban has cracked down on the media, civil society and weakened judicial independence in Hungary.
Peter Magyar suspects there are plans to release a sex tape of him from August 2024.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday underscored the close relationship between the United States and Hungary under President Donald Trump and embattled Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as the latter seeks reelection in April.
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is launching his election campaign and says he can return Hungary to a stronger European path.
PRAGUE, Feb 15 () - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday accused Ukraine of delaying the restart of a pipeline carrying Russian oil to Eastern Europe via Ukraine in order to pressure Hungary