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  • Outcome of Russia-Ukraine war depends on who becomes next US President, says Hungarian Foreign Minister

    03/21/2024 8:40:03 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 14 replies
    CNA - Channel News Asia ^ | March 21, 2024 | Calvin Yang
    SINGAPORE: The only way to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is through negotiations, but the outcome of these talks would largely depend on who is the next United States president, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. Mr Szijjártó, who was on a two-day visit to Singapore, believes how long the conflict drags on depends on the outcome of the US presidential election in November, where President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are set for a rematch. Noting that Mr Trump represents “a totally different approach”, he said: “If there's a person nowadays in international politics who...
  • White House Continues to Spin President Biden’s Gaffe About Viktor Orbán (Hungarian “dictator”)

    03/14/2024 5:34:10 AM PDT · by hardspunned · 5 replies
    Hungary Today ^ | 3/14/24 | Hungary Today
    Viktor Orbán’s meeting with U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump continues to reverberate with the Biden Administration in a sign that the Hungarian Prime Minister’s endorsement of the Republican nominee has a considerable weight in American politics. During a press conference yesterday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan refused to retract President Joe Biden’s to date unsubstantiated claims that the Hungarian Prime Minister ‘wants a dictatorship.’ Sullivan stopped short of saying that President Biden believes that Hungary is a dictatorship, at the same time he also asserted Joe Biden’s earlier remarks saying, “Of course the president stands by his statement. And I...
  • Melania Trump Steals The Show At Mar-A-Lago, Walks In To ‘Pretty Woman’

    03/13/2024 11:16:29 AM PDT · by CFW · 31 replies
    Trending politics ^ | 3/11/24 | Mark Steffen
    Former first lady Melania Trump brought the crowd at Mar-a-Lago to its feet for a celebration of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, strutting in to greet spectators as “Pretty Woman” played overhead. The scene was captured by several audience members sharing candid shots online as well as in a video Orbán shared highlighting his visit on Friday to meet with Melania and former President Donald Trump. The two conservative leaders maintain a steadfast relationship even after Trump left the White House three years ago. Melania following President Trump to the front of the room, standing in front of the velvet...
  • Orban to Discuss With Trump Prospects of Peace in Ukraine - Foreign Minister

    03/05/2024 9:00:49 PM PST · by marshmallow · 5 replies
    UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will discuss with former US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Florida on Friday the prospects of restoring peace in Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti. "One of the main points on the agenda between President Trump and Prime Minister Orban will definitely be how peace will return to Europe, especially to the central and eastern part of Europe," Szijjarto said. "What we definitely would like to discuss with him is how to make peace in Ukraine and in the eastern part of Europe." Szijjarto emphasized that...
  • Reports of an Orbán-Trump Meeting Surface

    02/29/2024 5:13:13 AM PST · by hardspunned · 12 replies
    Hungary Today ^ | 2/29/24 | Hungary Today
    There could be a new meeting planned between the Hungarian Prime Minister and former U.S. President Donald Trump in just over a week’s time, financial news portal Bloomberg reports. According to the U.S. news outlet, the two leaders could meet as early as March 8. in Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The rumors have not been confirmed by official sources yet, Bloomberg only quoted a “person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity”.
  • Metal Detectorist Finds on 4,000-year-old Dagger in Poland Forests

    02/26/2024 12:05:22 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 30 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | February 24, 2024 | Leman Altuntas
    A copper dagger more than 4,000 years old was found in a forest near the town of Jarosław on the San River in south-eastern Poland. This discovery is the oldest dagger made of metal found in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.In the 3rd millennium BC, objects made of copper were extremely rare in the area, Dr Elżbieta Sieradzka-Burghardt, an archaeologist from the Jarosław museum, told PAP.This valuable object, dating back over 4,000 years, was discovered last November by Piotr Gorlach of the Jarosław Historical and Exploration Association, who – with the permission of the Podkarpacie Regional Historical Monument Conservator in Przemyśl –...
  • Last holdout Hungary approves Sweden's NATO bid

    02/26/2024 10:00:12 AM PST · by Redmen4ever · 4 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 2/26/24 | Andras Rostovanyi
    Hungary's parliament on Monday ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO, clearing the final obstacle for an enlargement of the military alliance spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  • It’s official: Sweden to join NATO. Hungary finally lets Sweden into the military alliance, dealing a blow to Russia.

    02/26/2024 8:29:51 AM PST · by Miami Rebel · 94 replies
    Politico Europe ^ | February 26, 2024 | Stuart Lau
    BUDAPEST — At last, Sweden will get to join NATO. Sweden cleared the final hurdle to become the military alliance's 32nd member after Hungary — the last holdout among the countries — held a parliamentary vote to approve the move. In recent years, Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed Sweden away from its decades of military non-alignment and towards the world's biggest military alliance. Sweden’s accession comes amid increasing uncertainty over NATO’s future, as the Republican frontrunner in the U.S. presidential race, Donald Trump, threatens to abandon security guarantees for at least part of Europe. Advertisement Budapest finally made the move...
  • Hungary Buys Swedish Fighter Jets, Prepares to Approve NATO Bid

    02/23/2024 9:48:28 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    U.S. News ^ | 2/23/2024 | Reuters
    Hungary said on Friday it had signed a deal to buy four Saab JAS Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, as Budapest finally prepared to approve Stockholm's bid to join NATO after nearly two years of delays. Hungary was the last member of the transatlantic military alliance holding out against Sweden's historic application to join, which it made in 2022 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  • Hungary reportedly blocks EU statement against Israel's military operation in Rafah

    02/21/2024 4:37:27 PM PST · by Jan_Sobieski · 10 replies
    All Israel News ^ | 02/20/2024 | Staff
    The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday that the nation of Hungary, on two occasions, blocked attempts by the European Union to make a consensus statement against the anticipated Israeli military operation against Hamas in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, where the bulk of Hamas terrorists are thought to be concentrated.EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell reportedly tried to unite all 27 member states behind a statement calling for an “immediate humanitarian pause” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, a move that Israel argues would allow Hamas to regroup and rearm its terrorist elements.According to the report, Borell eventually succeeded...
  • Hungary: Orban promises new laws after child abuse scandal after protests

    02/17/2024 7:52:21 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 16 replies
    BBC ^ | 2/16/224 | Nick Thorpe
    Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised a new package of laws in response to a child sexual abuse scandal that has shocked the nation. Mass protests were held after it was revealed that a former official, convicted of covering up sexual crimes at a state-run children's home, had been granted clemency. Mr Orban said there was no room for clemency in child abuse cases. There have been several resignations over the controversial pardon. President Katalin Novak, who granted the pardon, and two senior figures in Mr Orban's ruling Fidesz party stepped down last week. -snip- His government has made...
  • Hungary’s president resigns after backlash for pardon in child sex abuse case

    02/12/2024 4:54:44 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 78 replies
    Fox News ^ | 2/10/2024 | Benjamin Weinthal
    President says she made a mistake and there should be 'zero tolerance that applies to pedophilia'. The president of Hungary stepped down on Saturday following backlash to her pardon of a man who had been convicted of concealing sexual abuse of children. Katalin Novák, 46, delivered a televised message on Saturday that she would throw in the towel after a Friday street protest against her pardoning decision. "I issued a pardon that caused bewilderment and unrest for many people," Novák said Saturday. -snip- "I made a decision to grant a pardon last April, believing that the convict did not abuse...
  • Hungary's first female President is forced to resign after she pardoned man who helped cover up sexual abuse in children's home

    02/10/2024 3:29:46 PM PST · by Libloather · 21 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 2/10/24 | Perkin Amalaraj
    Hungary's first female president, Katalin Novak, resigned on Saturday after mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home. Novak, 46, a close ally of conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the youngest person to hold the office of president, resigned just a week after her presidential pardon was first reported. The revelation caused a public uproar and demands from the opposition for her and former Justice Minister Judit Varga to quit. Varga, a rising star in Orban's ruling Fidesz party, resigned as a lawmaker on Saturday. 'I made a mistake......
  • Hungary Vows to Block EU Sanctions Against Tucker Carlson over Putin Interview

    02/08/2024 5:45:13 AM PST · by Sam77 · 11 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 8 February 2024 | KURT ZINDULKA
    Hungary has vowed to block censorious attempts from globalist Eurocrats such as Guy Verhofstadt to impose sanctions on Tucker Carlson for interviewing Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Amid the left-wing establishment furore over Carlson’s decision to interview the Russian head of state, former Belgian prime minister and current member of the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt called for an EU travel ban to be imposed on the American journalist and for the bloc to begin the process to levy sanctions External Action Service, the EU’s diplomatic controlled by Spanish socialist Josep Borrell. However, the body does not have unilateral authority to sanction individuals...
  • "Peace has a name, that of Donald Trump" Orban said

    02/02/2024 7:58:04 PM PST · by RandFan · 11 replies
    Newsmax ^ | Feb 2 | By Solange Reyner
    There is no political candidate stronger than former President Donald Trump to stop the war in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the French news magazine Le Point this week. "My personal conviction remains that if in February 2022 the American president had been called Donald Trump, there would be no more war in Europe. Today I don't see anyone other than him, neither in Europe nor in America, who is a leader strong enough to stop the war. Peace has a name, that of Donald Trump," Orban said. Orban also hailed Trump's "America First" approach, telling the magazine...
  • Hungary Under Pressure to Ratify Sweden's NATO Bid After EU Deal

    02/02/2024 12:19:20 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 3 replies
    U.S. News ^ | 2/2/202 | Reuters
    Pressure is mounting on Hungary to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO after Budapest finally joined other European Union states in agreeing on new aid to Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he "went to the wall" for his country before agreeing to the EU deal worth 50 billion euros ($54 billion) at a summit in Brussels on Thursday after weeks of resistance.
  • EU Leaders Isolated Orban to Seal Ukraine Aid Deal

    02/02/2024 10:23:16 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 27 replies
    U.S. News ^ | 2/1/2024 | Reuters
    To get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to end his block on a 50 billion euro ($54.3 billion) aid package for Ukraine, other European Union leaders teamed up ahead of a crunch summit to deliver a stark message: You're on your own this time. The veteran Hungarian leader, who maintains close ties to Moscow despite its invasion of Ukraine, has been adept in the past at finding enough support among his peers to drive a hard bargain in EU negotiations. But in the days and hours before Thursday's special summit in Brussels, leaders - individually and in groups - told...
  • EU agrees $54 billion in new aid for Ukraine as Hungary falls in line

    02/01/2024 4:32:43 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 96 replies
    Reuters MSN ^ | 2/1/2024 | Charlotte Van Campenhout, Andrew Gray and Andreas Rinke
    European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine, the chairman of the summit said, overcoming weeks of resistance from Hungary and winning praise from Kyiv. Before the summit started, EU leaders piled pressure on Hungary to lift its block, telling Prime Minister Viktor Orban to pick sides in what several saw as an existential challenge posed by Russia's war in Ukraine, the biggest conflict in Europe since World War Two. "We have a deal. Unity," said European Council President Charles Michel in a post on X. "All 27 leaders...
  • Brussels threatens to hit Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán vetoes Ukraine aid

    01/31/2024 7:46:49 AM PST · by hardspunned · 27 replies
    Financial Times ^ | 1/28/24 | Henry Foy
    The EU will sabotage Hungary’s economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week, under a confidential plan drawn up by Brussels that marks a significant escalation in the battle between the EU and its most pro-Russian member state. In a document drawn up by EU officials and seen by the Financial Times, Brussels has outlined a strategy to explicitly target Hungary’s economic weaknesses, imperil its currency and drive a collapse in investor confidence in a bid to hurt “jobs and growth” if Budapest refuses to lift its veto against the aid to Kyiv.
  • Hungary Open to Using EU Budget for Ukraine Aid Package, Orban's Adviser Says

    01/29/2024 5:18:38 AM PST · by marcusmaximus
    U.S. News ^ | 1/29/2024 | Reuters
    Hungary signalled its readiness on Monday for a compromise allowing a proposed European Union aid package for Ukraine to be financed from the bloc's budget ahead of an emergency summit on Thursday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been a vocal critic of the EU's financial and military support for Kyiv and maintained close ties with the Kremlin since Russia's invasion of neighbouring in Ukraine in February 2022. He previously blocked a revision of the EU budget that included the Ukraine aid, prompting its leaders to come up with a plan B and call an emergency summit. However, Orban's political director...