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Why this week's French elections matter to the wider world

With war singing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders

The Independent UK

What will the EU do about Hungary's Orban?

Emboldened by his landslide electoral victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has raised the stakes in his many fights with the European Union - ranging from liberal democratic rights to ties with Russia as it wages war on Ukraine.

Reuters

Commentary: The EU’s awkward Hungary issue

On April 3, Hungary’s anti-liberal, ultranationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, won a fourth term. While the West remains fixated on the war next door in Ukraine, the threat of Hungary’s continued march away from liberal democracy is coming from inside the Western house. It remains an embarrassment for a bloc…

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How Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is forcing his friends to choose between Russia and the West

As the death toll climbs in Ukraine and pressure mounts for neighbours to intervene, European leaders who have stoked friendships with both the West and Russia may soon be forced to pick a side.

ABC News

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies moved to impose sharp new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces Wednesday carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies moved to impose sharp new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times

Breaking Ranks with EU, Hungary Says Ready to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles

Hungary said on Wednesday it was prepared to pay roubles for Russian gas, breaking ranks with the European Union which has sought a united front in opposing Moscow's demand for payment in the currency. Hungary will pay for shipments in roubles if Russia asks it to, Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

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Hungary's Orban asks Putin for immediate Ukraine cease-fire

Hungary’s prime minister says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to call an immediate cease-fire in the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

Los Angeles Times

More sanctions on Russia on tap as Zelenskyy warns of new hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces Wednesday carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies prepared to impose tighter new sanctions against Moscow.

Los Angeles Times

Hungary's Orban says he asked Putin to apply ceasefire in Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday he had just spoken at length with Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked him to announce an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.

Reuters

EU executive to launch new tool to freeze funds to Hungary - sources

The European Union executive will implement on Tuesday the bloc's new disciplinary procedure against Hungary, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, a step that could lead to freezing funding for Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government.

Reuters

Zelenskiy: Hungary's Orban will have to choose between Russia and 'other world'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban would have to choose between Moscow and the "other world", and that the Hungarian leader feared Russian influence.

Reuters

Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned for praising ‘autocrat’ Viktor Orban on election victory and anti-LGBT+ law

‘Isn’t one wannabe dictator enough?’

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Hungary’s Orban set for tricky term after landslide election win

The Hungarian strongman will have to adjust his government’s outlook, pundits on both sides of the fence say.

Reuters

Orban's ruling party had 'undue advantage' in campaign -OSCE report

Ubiquitous government advertising paid by the state gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party an undue advantage in the run-up to Sunday's vote, which gave Orban a fourth consecutive term in office, the OSCE election monitor said on Monday.

The Independent UK

UK has ‘strong and robust’ ties with Hungary, No 10 says as Orban wins landslide

Victory for Viktor Orban, an ally of Vladimir Putin and a critic of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, was welcomed in the Kremlin.

Reuters

Orban's victory puts Hungary on collision course with EU

Emboldened by a fourth consecutive landslide election victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is expected to dig in against energy sanctions on Russia and toughen his stance in talks with Brussels to unlock frozen EU funds.

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The Independent UK

Hungary's Orban popular at home, isolated abroad after win

As he prepares to continue his autocratic governance of Hungary for another four years, Viktor Orban faces a shattered opposition at home but an increasingly isolated position abroad

The Independent UK

Viktor Orban calls Zelensky an ‘opponent’ after Hungary election win

‘This was a huge victory. They can see it from the moon, but certainly from Brussels as well,’ says Hungarian leader

Radio France Internationale

Hungary's Orban wins fourth term with comfortable victory; opposition crushed

Nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a fourth term in office Sunday as his Fidesz party emerged triumphant, official figures showed, after a campaign overshadowed by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Viktor Orban criticises Zelensky following Hungary election triumph

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has won a fifth term in office after claiming victory in the national elections on Sunday night.

Reuters

Hungary's isolation, economic woes will make Orban's fourth term his toughest yet

Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces unprecedented headwinds as he embarks on a fourth consecutive term in office when the Hungarian nationalist will have to navigate his self-styled 'illiberal state' through an economic slowdown and growing isolation over Ukraine.

Reuters

Hungary opposition leader admits defeat in Sunday's election

Hungarian opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay admitted defeat in Sunday's parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party was on track for its fourth successive landslide victory.

Tribune News Service

Orban heads for defiant election win to cement power in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is on track to clinch a fourth consecutive term, leveraging a message against being dragged into the war in neighboring Ukraine to reassert himself as the European Union’s longest-serving premier.

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