U.S. President Donald Trump granted Hungary an exemption from sanctions on purchases of Russian oil, providing a major win for Prime Minister Viktor Orban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/world/politics/trump-hungary-orban-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #hungary #viktororban #oil #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

Could anyone from #Hungary tell me if there is a particular speech from Viktor Orbán, I could read online, where he names his enemies or scapegoats?

Hitler had many speeches where he specifically pointed to the Jews as enemies, and tried to convince Germans that if they got rid of the Jews, everything would be better — an obvious lie of course.

I would like to see if Orbán mostly points to "EU bureaucrats" or "globalists", or something else. Are any Orbán speeches remarkable in this regard?

Missed our latest article about how #Orbán made #Hungary Putin’s closest ally in the #EU and what that means for #Ukraine? Read it via the link.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-hungary-became-putins-eu-favorite

#HUNGARY SEEKS TO FORM AN ANTI-UKRAINE BLOC: Hungary is looking to create a Ukraine-sceptic alliance with Czechia and Slovakia, Viktor Orbán’s advisor said. These countries are calling for dialogue with Russia rather than economic pressure.

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-anti-ukraine-bloc-czechia-slovakia-viktor-orban-andrej-babis-robert-fico/

@Bibliothecaris

The individual chapters are almost-OA (cloudfront-walled). Case examples of #DemocraticBacksliding : #Poland + #Hungary .

The aim is to study heterogeneity in citizens' views on democracy, at a micro-level, and to relate this to citizens' responses to democratic backsliding.

The results appear to explain the paradox of apparent popular support for democracy but actual backsliding.

#Majoritarianism - majority having absolute power over minority - is one key viewpoint studied.

On October 23 1956 the #HungarianRevolution ignited

It lasted 15 days

It was crushed by #Soviet Tanks

On the anniversary Thursday, there were protests against #Orban

Peter Lakits, holding a sign reading "Russians Go Home":

“One thing we have learned from #history is that we have learned nothing from history. Sometimes the tanks that crushed #freedom in #Budapest are the very same ones that are now crushing freedom in #Ukraine"

https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-rally-orban-magyar-uprising-budapest-ukraine/33568791.html

#Magyarország #Hungary #Russia #Europe

On October 23 1956 the #HungarianRevolution ignited

It lasted 15 days

It was crushed by #Soviet Tanks

On the anniversary Thursday, there were protests against #Orban

Peter Lakits, holding a sign reading "Russians Go Home":

“One thing we have learned from #history is that we have learned nothing from history. Sometimes the tanks that crushed #freedom in #Budapest are the very same ones that are now crushing freedom in #Ukraine"

https://www.rferl.org/a/hungary-rally-orban-magyar-uprising-budapest-ukraine/33568791.html

#Magyarország #Hungary #Russia #Europe

Orban just got hit with the political equivalent of a Soviet eviction notice.

His biggest rival, currently leading in the polls, just told him “It’s over, comrade”—in Russian. You cannot script a bigger humiliation for Putin’s little Hungarian lapdog.

A massive demonstration took place in Budapest today against Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russia regime in Hungary

Opposition leader Péter Magyar declared: “The spring is here, the spring of the Hungarians, and we, together, will end Orbán’s winter.”

Woah, Péter 😍 show us the way home baby.

#Ukraine #Hungary #eu #Europe #UK #nato

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Nineteen EU countries and Norway demand measures to return Afghans either voluntarily or forcibly.

Twenty countries are pressing the EU Commission to start sending back Afghans resident illegally in Europe, either voluntarily or by force.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251018-nineteen-eu-countries-and-norway-demand-measures-to-return-afghans-either-voluntarily-or-forcibly?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EU #Afghans #Afghanistan #Taliban #Migration #Austria #Belgium #Bulgaria #Cyprus #Czechia #Estonia #Finland #Germany #Greece #Hungary #Ireland #Italy #Lithuania #Luxembourg #Malta #Netherlands #Norway #Poland #Slovakia #Sweden

When Russian Vladimir Putin meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest, it will be uncomfortable sight for allies of Ukraine that have sought to isolate a leader they say is a war criminal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/world/putin-budapest-visit-awkward/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #eu #nato #hungary

Trump, Putin to meet: Will Ukraine get US Tomahawks or not?

> United States President #DonaldTrump and Russian President #VladimirPutin have agreed to hold another summit to discuss ending the war in #Ukraine, after a high-stakes summit in Alaska in August failed to yield concrete results.

> Following a two-hour call with Putin on Thursday – the first time the two leaders have spoken since Alaska – Trump said a meeting would take place within two weeks in #Hungary’s capital, #Budapest. The Kremlin has also confirmed the meeting.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/17/trump-putin-to-meet-will-ukraine-get-us-tomahawks-or-not #Russia #UkraineWar #Tomahawks

Nations that build their demographic strategy on mass immigration may discover they've planned for a future that no longer exists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/15/japan/asian-lesson-from-europes-immigration-mistakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #immigration #jobs #asia #europe #sanseito #hungary #germany

Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/09/books/nobel-prize-literature-krasznahorkai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #awards #books #literature #nobelprize #laszlokrasznahorkai #hungary

Ukraine needs the backing of all 27 European Union countries to become a member, but Budapest is blocking it from moving to the next stage, citing concerns including the language rights of ethnic Hungarians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/politics/ukraine-eu-hungary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #eu #europe #hungary

Far-right parties across Europe have made gains in recent years as voters worry about the war in Ukraine and economic downturn. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/politics/europe-voters-migration-ukraine-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #czechrepublic #hungary #slovakia #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #eu #europe #migration