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The Latest Breaking News from Viktor Orbán

As EU leaders grow visibly irritated, has Viktor Orbán overplayed his hand?

After years of punching above his weight on the international stage, Hungary’s far-right leader may be seeing the limits of his influence

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Italian antifascist says cell in Hungary crawling with mice and bugs

Ilaria Salis, 39, has been held in jail for almost a year as outrage grows in Italy over her treatment

The Guardian - UK

European Union approves $54 billion aid for Ukraine as Hungary drops opposition

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had vetoed the aid package in December but joined other EU members in approving it at a summit in Brussels. His vote came with conditions the EU did not disclose.

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EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure

Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war live: former Wagner units join Russian national guard known as Putin’s ‘private army’ – as it happened

UK intelligence says incorporation of former mercenaries into Rosgvardia shows the group has been ‘successfully subordinated’ by Moscow

The Guardian - AU

Von der Leyen and two prime ministers meet farming groups over protests – as it happened

The European Commission president will be joined by the PMs of Belgium and the Netherlands in the farming lobby meeting

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders enter showdown with Viktor Orbán over €50bn Ukraine package

Member states hope to persuade Hungary to remove its block on funding at Brussels emergency summit

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Souring Relations Threaten Financial Support as Hungary-Ukraine Dispute Persists

Explore the tensions between Hungary and Ukraine over language rights for ethnic Hungarians. The dispute threatens vital financial support for Ukraine as i...

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Italy lodges protest after citizen led in chains into Budapest court

Hungarian ambassador summoned amid national uproar at treatment of Ilaria Salis, accused of attacking neo-Nazis

The Guardian - UK

French prime minister says country’s farmers should be granted ‘exception’ as protests and road blocks continue – as it happened

Gabriel Attal says agriculture is France’s ‘strength and pride’ after Emmanuel Macron calls for measures for Ukraine imports

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia showing no willingness to return PoW bodies from plane crash, Kyiv says; Zelenskiy wants ‘air shield’ – as it happened

Kyiv says Moscow has provided no evidence to support claim Ukrainian soldiers were on board crashed plane

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 706

European parliament investigates Russian spy claims against Latvian MEP; pressure mounts on Hungary’s Orbán to unblock EU aid to Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Secret EU plan ‘to sabotage Hungarian economy’ revealed as anger mounts at Orbán

Brussels’ fury grows over Budapest’s ‘policy of blackmail’ in continuing to hold up £50bn support package

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Russia-Ukraine war: Hungary ‘open’ to using EU budget for €50bn Ukraine aid package with ‘caveats’ – as it happened

Viktor Orbán’s political director claims Brussels is ‘using blackmail against Hungary like there’s no tomorrow’ over aid for Ukraine

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Trump allies plot EU takeover

Conflict over immigration and Ukraine could tear the EU apart — and the far right is poised for a power grab

The Guardian - UK

EU president to stay in post amid fears of Viktor Orbán getting role

Charles Michel’s decision comes ahead of EU meeting where Hungary’s PM is expected to block Ukraine support package

The Guardian - UK

US ‘disappointed’ Hungary taking so long to approve Sweden joining Nato

Washington’s ambassador says Budapest is ‘really alone’ and describes its foreign policy as a ‘fantasy’

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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine invites Xi Jinping to participate in peace talks, says Zelenskiy’s adviser – as it happened

Chinese president is one of Putin’s closest allies and so ‘participation will be very important’, says adviser Igor Zhovkva

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 702

Ukraine claims Russian list of PoWs on board crashed military plane has discrepancies; Moscow court jails ultra-nationalist Igor Girkin

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Hungary's Approval of Sweden's NATO Membership Delays Continues

Learn about Hungary's delay in approving Sweden's bid to join NATO and the role of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in this crucial decision.

The Guardian - UK

Why is Orbán blocking Sweden’s entry to Nato – and what happens next?

After Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s membership of the military alliance, attention turns to Hungary, the final hurdle

The Guardian - UK

Orbán reaffirms backing for Swedish Nato bid as allies’ patience runs low

Hungarian parliament yet to sign off on application despite repeated promises not to hold up process alone

The Guardian - UK

Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s membership of Nato

Vote leaves Hungary as only country still to ratify application made in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 695

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal; efforts under way to reopen international airport serving Kyiv

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Jetsetting Orbán is speed-dating global strongmen – but at what cost?

Hungarian PM met a who’s who of rightwing leaders on his travels in 2023, as critics point to failures at home

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