Search results for tag #hungary
"Which is why all the Putin puppets who have benefitted from it, including what Magyar credibly calls a false flag attack designed to give Orbán cause to at least fearmonger if not threaten the election itself, have scrambled to preserve the project."
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance #Russia #HeritageFoundation #oil
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"High-level Trump people are filtering through Hungary and campaigning for Viktor Orban. But the connection goes deeper. It turns out that a lot of the MAGA movement has gotten its steam and gotten its training, in fact, from going to Budapest and hanging out at this place called the Danube Institute."
~ Kim Lane Scheppele
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance #Russia #HeritageFoundation #DanubeInstitute
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https://joycevance.substack.com/p/understanding-hungarys-upcoming-election
"The Danube Institute is run by a guy who used to be editor of the National Review, which used to be a kind of mainstream Republican organization. And I guess when it tried to stay there as Magda came online, he comes to Hungary. There's a bunch of Americans working in Orbán's system that have ties to the MAGA movement."
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance #Russia #HeritageFoundation #DanubeInstitute
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"The Heritage Foundation for the last —I think it's four years now —has had an annual, quote, geopolitical summit, putting in scare quotes, in September, where they bring in all the Heritage Foundation people, lots of MAGA folks, to do a seminar, a two-day kind of conference on foreign policy issues with Orbán's people and the right wing of Europe."
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance #Russia #HeritageFoundation #DanubeInstitute
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"And all that has happened every year. So there's just lots of connections between what Viktor Orbán has set up in Hungary. And the Trump administration and the folks who have brought us the budding dictatorship, the growing dictatorship, perhaps also already a dictatorship here in the United States."
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance #Russia #HeritageFoundation #DanubeInstitute
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"If Orbán does lose, it will signal that there are limits to the ability of authoritarians in power even after they have consolidated their hold and rigged the playing field. The opposition faces an uphill task, but it can prevail with the right leader with a smart strategy."
Laszlo Gendler
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump
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https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/if-orban-loses-hungarys-election
"There’s a playbook for what’s happening in America. It’s been running for fifteen years in, of all places, Hungary—a small landlocked country in Central Europe. The architects of MAGA studied the Hungarian model closely, celebrated it openly and told us plainly that they wanted to copy it."
~ Jay Kuo
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #Russia #HeritageFoundation #MAGA
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https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/viktor-orban-trump-maga-power
🇭🇺🇷🇺 Journalists have more calls between Sergei Lavrov and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó.
These include discussion of #Hungary’s role in blocking financial aid to #Ukraine and impeding its accession negotiations with the EU.
“Sometimes good-willed direct blackmailing is the best option,” Lavrov told Szijjártó.
🤡 JD Vance said on Wednesday that #Ukraine's president had made "scandalous" comments about Orban, as he echoed Budapest's accusations that Kyiv was using energy supplies to try to influence elections there.
Soon after the deadly Israeli attack that caused thousands of Hezbollah pagers to explode in September 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government offered its assistance to Iran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/08/hungary-iran-hezbollah-trump-orban/
Another #Hungary and #Russia investigation by #VQuare
- Budapest systematically weaponized the issue of Hungarian minority rights in Ukraine to stall EU accession negotiations.
- Péter Szijjártó offered Sergey Lavrov to send EU documents through the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow.
- Hungary and Slovakia, acting as Kremlin friends in the EU, pushed against restrictions of Russian energy supplies.
- Budapest also supported the Kremlin’s “achievements” of the Alaska Summit.
- Leaked audio reveals a strikingly deferential, submissive attitude from Szijjártó toward Lavrov.
The Hungarian government signed an agreement with Russia to expand the two countries’ economic, trade, energy and cultural ties, according to documents drawn up by the Russian government and obtained by POLITICO.
Quite the headline
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/jd-vance-eu-interference-hungary-election-viktor-orban
#hungary #usa #democracy #orban #vance #europe #eu
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Guardian headline reading: "JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election"
#Hungary passes law allowing citizens to report same-sex parents to law enforcement
"Its passage will allow government authorities to harass and prosecute same-sex couples just for raising families."
#homophobie #LGBTIQ+ #transrightsarehumanrights #antireport #EU #discrimination
I am a bit behind on sharing my #AtoZChallenge posts so here are two of them - both featuring incredible women!
This one is about an incredibly buff woman fighting off a nobleman who wants to take her land:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/ecsed-very-strong-woman-small-town.html
And this one is about a heavily pregnant woman fighting off Tatar invaders:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/fenyeslitke-women-vs-invaders-small.html
"This [the push to see Orbán elected] is a trans-national effort, funded by Russian oil, to replace Western liberalism with a pro-Russian ideology posing as restoration. Orbán is not just the puppet that gives this packaged ideology a European face, but he oversees the money laundering vehicles to fund the larger network."
~ Marcy Wheeler
#Orbán #Hungary #Putin #Trump #JDVance #Russia #HeritageFoundation #oil
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https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/07/putins-puppet-project-in-peril/
Seriously.
#JDVance says he's 'here to help' #Orbán #election campaign during #Hungary visit
Vance’s 2-day visit to Budapest is a bid to turn the tide in Orbán’s election campaign where the long-serving leader, a close #Trump ally, is trailing in the polls.
#geopolitics #authoritarianism #strongman #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/jd-vance-hungary-orban-election-campaign-08e0929e9c8b3ae4302ae4e8c0393d5e
#Orbán is running for his 5th-straight term as “prime minister”. He & his #nationalist #populist #Fidesz party are facing their toughest race in 2 decades against a center-right challenger, #Tisza party led by Péter #Magyar, that could bring an end to Orbán’s 16 years in #power.
Orbán has bristled at the slightest mention of the #election by any of his partners in the #EU, decrying any expressions of support for his opponent as a grave breach of #Hungary’s sovereignty & meddling in the election
Despite his clear endorsement of #Orbán, #Vance lashed out at the #EU for what he said was “one of the worst examples of foreign election interference that I’ve ever seen or ever even read about.”
Long accused by critics of taking over #Hungary’s institutions, clamping down on #press #freedom & overseeing entrenched political #corruption — charges he denies — Orbán has become an icon in the global #FarRight movement.
#hypocrisy #Trump #geopolitics #illiberalism #kleptocracy #MafiaState
#Hungary, which has broken with most #EU countries by refusing to assist #Ukraine with financial assistance or weapons to ward off #Russia’s full-scale invasion, has remained firmly committed to purchasing Russian energy despite EU efforts to wean off such supplies.
In November, Hungary received an exemption from #US #sanctions on #Russia #oil & #gas after a White House meeting between #Orbán & #Trump.
#hypocrisy #geopolitics #authoritarianism #illiberalism #corruption #kleptocracy #MafiaState
U.S. Vice President JD Vance suggested on April 7 that "elements" of Ukrainian intelligence have interfered in U.S. and Hungarian elections, as he visited Budapest to endorse Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a key vote.
https://kyivindependent.com/vance-arrives-in-budapest-to-boost-orban-ahead-of-pivotal-election/
Trump🚨says he wiping #Iran off the face of the earth, which will kill countless Iranians, inluding #children, destroy their homes, businesses, futures... committing heinous #WarCrimes, & then taking he's taking their #oil.
Where is his VP?
"Vance🚨after talking about an unprecedented level of foreign interference in the Hungarian election campaign: “I’m here to help him in this campaign.”
-F Garamvolgyi
#Corruption #Putin #Russia #Orban #Hungary #Vance #Betrayal #US #Trump #Treason #USPol
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Pic of Vance speaking in Hungary, likely at a church:
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A meme showing Orban shaking Putin's hand, text: "I'm ready to be your mouse that frees the lion from the cage, in a matter where I can be useful, I'm at your service... Leaked docs indicate he said it:
Hard-to-Recycle Waste Forms Lightweight Concrete for Paving Roads and More in Hungary
#goodnews #goodearth #business #plastic #construction #materials #recycling #Hungary
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban visited the Hungary-Serbia border to inspect a key gas pipeline after an alleged sabotage attempt, calling it critical for maintaining Hungary’s energy supply. #Hungary
🇭🇺🇷🇸 A former Hungarian intelligence official told Reuters there had been discussions in Hungarian security circles over the past days about a precise plan for a "false-flag" operation impacting the pipeline in #Serbia as part of an effort to influence the Hungarian vote.
And another detailed look at #Hungary (from January, but still stands) and why these upcoming elections matter so much
https://www.cer.eu/insights/can-hungarys-opposition-win-and-restore-democracy
V The Economist:
Opinion piece from a former Fidesz insider ahead of the elections in #Hungary
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Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says a crucial election next week where he’s facing pro-Russian Orbán will be a “referendum” on whether Hungary continues on its drift toward Eastern autocracies, or can retake its place among the democratic societies of Europe.
Operation Save Orbán: Trump deploys Vance to Hungary.
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a final heave to try and keep under-pressure Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in power.
#BBCNews - After 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban finally be unseated?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd7y1n3jyjo
#Hungary
The #AtoZChallenge continues!
Today's legend takes place in the era of the Tatar invasions, and tells of a fortunate escape due to healthy snacks.
Bágy: Walnut Body Armor
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/bagy-walnut-body-armor-small-town.html
🇵🇱🇮🇪 Polish and Irish leaders have called the Hungarian government’s actions “repulsive” and “sinister”, after leaked audio appeared to capture its foreign minister telling Moscow he would try to amend the EU sanctions list to its liking.
https://t.me/warriorsukrainian/92898
⚠️🇭🇺No Kings! Russia Out! No Kings! Russia Out! Orban was booed at his own election rally. In response, he broke down, began accusing them of promoting Ukrainian interests (VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #Media #News #Headlines #russiaUkraineWar
#Hungary #Budapest #12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
GWYNNE DYER: Why the 'angry toad' Orbán will likely finally lose a Hungarian election
Populist leader Viktor Orbán has won four consecutive elections in Hungary but is now poised to lose the April 12 vote
https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/gwynne-dyer-orban-hungary-election
https://www.direkt36.hu/en/titkosszolgalati-nyomasra-tortent-hazkutatas-a-tiszat-segito-informatikusoknal-aztan-kibukott-egy-gyanus-muvelet-a-part-ellen/
A 90min interview with the whistleblower was released too that reveals even more pieces of the puzzle. The whole thing screams for a movie (and long prison sentences).
European Central Bank President Christine #Lagarde believes that the attack by Hungarian counter-terrorism special forces on Ukraine's #Oschadbank cash-in-transit workers poses a threat to the EU's monetary stability.
Viktor Orbán has turned Hungary into a Trojan horse inside the European Union. And the problem is - our current rules allow this to keep happening 🤯
Orbán’s foreign minister was calling Moscow during breaks in EU meetings to give his Russian counterpart “live updates” on what we were discussing.
Think about that for a second.
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#Orban #Hungary #Uktraine #Russia #Putin #EUpol #Volt
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A political graphic from Volt Europa highlighting a news report. The background features a close-up photo of Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán in a hushed, intimate conversation. Putin, on the left, leans in with a focused, intense expression, while Orbán, on the right, has his hand near his mouth as if whispering or listening intently. Both are older men with light skin, wearing dark suits and ties.
The center of the image is dominated by a large white speech bubble containing the following transcribed text:
"Breaking news. Orbán’s hotline with Putin - Kremlin gets live updates from EU meetings. Orbán’s foreign minister made regular phone calls during EU meetings to his Russian counterpart, Lavrov, with live reports on what had been discussed."
In the top right corner, a small tag reads "EU politics." The Volt logo appears in the bottom left corner in white, and the bottom right corner credits the information with "Source: The Washington Post."
Viktor Orban accused Brussels of directly interfering in Hungary’s elections and pressuring the country with financial sanctions. He rejected demands for a pro-Brussels and pro-Ukraine government, warning that Hungary would resist external pressure.
Orban also said the election would determine not only Hungary’s future, but also the direction of power within Europe. #Hungary
European Commission wants #Hungary to 'clarify' claims it shared info with russia
🖊️ Sebastian Starcevic
Reports of Hungary updating the kremlin are "greatly concerning," European Commission spokesperson says.
🇷🇺🇭🇺 Russian intelligence operatives proposed staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian PM Orbán to reshape the country’s election campaign, according to The Washington Post .
#Hungary officials 'gave Ukrainian forced injection' after raid on bank vehicles
🖊️ Shaun Walker and Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest
Kyiv sources say they think injection contained relaxant meant to make people more talkative in interrogations
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service proposed staging a fake assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to influence upcoming elections, according to Washington Post.
The plan aimed to shift the campaign toward security and stability issues and away from socio-economic topics. No actual attack on Orbán has occurred, but the report highlights the stakes Russia places on Hungary’s elections.
#Hungary to #EU: If you claw back €10B from us, you must demand Poland's €137B too
🖊️ Max Griera
A top EU court lawyer has argued that Hungary should pay back €10 billion of EU frozen funds disbursed in 2023.
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-janos-boka-viktor-orban-eu-poland
The EU parliament tells Viktor Orbán what he is made of. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Every Hungarian should watch this video.
🇭🇺 🇺🇦 #Hungary accused #Ukraine on March 16 of refusing to attend a trilateral meeting with Hungarian and Slovak officials on the status of the Druzhba pipeline, escalating a dispute over the damaged route that previously carried Russian crude to Central Europe.
https://kyivindependent.com/budapest-accuses-kyiv-of-skipping-talks/
It’s official: Hungary’s parliamentary election will be held on April 12, just 30 days from now. Corrupt Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is trailing the opposition by 10–18 points, yet few believe he wouldn’t do whatever it takes to cling to power. Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
It’s really corrupt how the three dictators operate and steal from their people.
#Hungary be courageous and cast your votes in support of freedom and democracy. VOTE Péter Magyar.
Hungarian President Viktor Orban's party has built an election campaign which neatly aligns with Kremlin talking points on Ukraine. It isn't a coincidence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/15/world/politics/orban-election-russia-help/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #viktororban #hungary #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #eu
Orban seized a truck of cash and gold belonging to a Ukrainian state-owned bank that was driving from Vienna to #Ukraine to distribute cash to banks in Ukraine. #Hungary kidnapped two armored cash-in-transit vehicles belonging to Ukraine’s Oschadbank.
Seven Ukrainian employees were abducted, along with $40m, €35m, and 9 kg of gold, according to Oschadbank. The employee were abused by Orban thugs. After carrying out this armored car robbery on March 6th, the Orbán gang from Hungary returned the empty vehicles to Ukraine's Oschadbank. They were damaged. Orbán gang members did not return the $82 million in cash and gold they stole.
#europe #eu #europeanunion #uk #Poland #Deutschland #france #Italy #Germany #Baltics #news #usa
Orban hit with the political eviction notice.
His biggest rival, currently leading in the polls, Péter Magyar declared: “It’s over, comrade” You cannot script a bigger humiliation for Putin’s Hungarian lapdog.
Orban spent years taking orders from Putin, sabotaging #Ukraine, blocking #EU sanctions, all to keep Putin happy—just to get roasted in his own language by the guy who’s about to replace him.
#Hungary Vote for Péter Magyar
BREAKING:
Belgium’s MEP Marc Botenga:
“You claim to stand with the people of #Iran while you offer European bases to #US killing machines.
#eu #europe #uk #france #germany #netherlands #greece #italy #hungary #europeanunion #belgium #news #mastodon #socialmedia #trump #cdnpoli #uspol #politi #sovereignty #economy #resistance #antifascism #lfi #protest #freepalestine #china #russia #yemen #hezbollah #lebanon @politics @socialmedia @democracy #education #canada #Africa #justice #humanrights
Orbán's rival accuses kremlin of new smear blitz in #Hungary election
🖊️ Max Griera
The opposition fears that an impending barrage of disinformation videos aims to force its candidates out of the race.
❗️Ukraine accuses Hungary of acting as a “Trojan horse” in the EU after Budapest backs a resolution opposing Ukraine’s EU integration and military financing, the foreign ministry says, saying the move drew applause in Moscow. #Hungary
Thieves. Hungary seized an $80 million cash shipment and said it will keep the money for now to pressure Ukraine to reopen the Druzhba pipeline, minister János Lázár says. #Hungary
#EU TO PROVIDE €90B LOAN TO #UKRAINE DESPITE #HUNGARY VETO: The European Union will deliver a €90 billion loan to #Ukraine, even though Hungary blocked the decision over energy disputes, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on March 9. https://www.ukr.net/news/details/main/116378482.html
Szent István Bazilika, Saint Stephen Basilica, #Budapest #Magyarország #Hungary
BOLDOG GIZELLA literally means "Happy Gisela", better known as St Gisela of Hungary.
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A colourful stained glass window, tall and narrow, with rounded top. Around the edges a border of fruit and grain signifying bounty, and in the center, the saint, hands together. Judging by the style this is a 19th C pastiche of older styles.
Hungary abducts Ukrainian state bank employees along with cash-in-transit vehicles amid pressure over Russian oil
Kyiv accuses Hungary of holding seven Ukrainian bank couriers and seizing state funds.
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Oil #Hungary #Kyiv #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни
#Hungary has become a rogue illiberal pariah that sides with Putin, stops all delivery of aid to #Ukraine that it can stop, uses deliveries of energy to blackmail an attacked country, and has no problem with kidnapping people and stealing money either.
I don’t think that there’s any place for Hungary in the EU if its citizens choose to give Orban another term.
https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-blocks-some-fuel-deliveries-to-ukraine-amid-tensions/a-76241352
#Croatia Minister of Economy Ante Šušnjar on the whole #Hungary “energy crisis” drama. Quick reminder: after #Russia bombed #Brody pumping station in #Ukraine, Russian oil stopped flowing to Hungary, who - very logically - blamed… Ukraine for that interruption. Croatia stepped up and offered restoring the transfers through their pipelines, but Hungary consistently refuses as Croatia won’t route Russian oil.
So here’s Ante Šušnjar statement
Hard to keep up with the excuses coming these days from some Hungarian politicians and energy company managers about why Russian oil “must” flow through the Adriatic Pipeline.
One day it’s capacity. The next it’s transit fees. Day three, it’s refinery compatibility. Day four, a sudden conversion - now there’s unexpected faith in the EU, together with dramatic threats. And then, my personal favourite: the “bad Croatian politicians” (not me, obviously – my naughty, naughty colleagues).
At this pace, and given the strength of the arguments so far, I half expect the next round of complaints to be about the weather forecast at the oil terminal on Krk Island. Spoiler: it will probably rain, but it will still be better than in Moscow.
Meanwhile, tankers keep docking in Krk. Compliant crude keeps unloading, and six more tankers are due in March. Oil aligned with EU sanctions and OFAC rules keeps flowing to our friends in Slovakia and Hungary. The legal, financial, political, and moral arguments are all on the side of such an approach.
So what’s with all the panic? The Adria Pipeline is doing what pipelines do.
P.S. As Yes, Minister would put it: “Only ministers panic about them.” And in politics, panic is so often just another name for vested interests under pressure.
Source: https://xcancel.com/susnjar_a/status/2029301303462248624?s=20
Again many neo-Nazis at “Day of Honour”: Budapest police suppress anti-fascist protest and record personal details
‚At the annual “Day of Honour” in Budapest, thousands of neo-Nazis once again took part in an “escape march”. One counter-protest was able to take place, while another, including a press conference, was stifled by the police.
On Saturday, several thousand European right-wing extremists once again marched 60 kilometres for the “Day of Honour” from Buda Castle in the Hungarian capital to the village of Szomor.
It is the highlight of the international neo-Nazi gathering initiated in Budapest in 1997 by the “Hungarian National Front”. This “escape march” commemorates the fallen soldiers of the Hungarian fascist Arrow Cross militia who fled the capital in 1945 ahead of the Red Army….‘
https://digit.site36.net/2026/02/16/again-many-neo-nazis-at-day-of-honour-budapest-police-suppress-anti-fascist-protest-and-record-personal-details/ via @matthimon
#DayOfHonor #Hungary #Budapest #FckNzs #Antifa #FreeAllAntifas #Europe #Nazis
Ukraine is under pressure to let the EU inspect a damaged pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, as the two pro-Kremlin countries accuse Kyiv of overstating the impact of an attack by Moscow.
https://www.ft.com/content/8f5f18fb-311d-4df0-805c-063b292506b3
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Hungary #Slovakia
⛔️⚠️Russian’s war crimes list grows as evidence proves they have unlawfully executed 337 Ukrainian POWs (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4097612-russians-execute-337-ukrainian-pows-lubinets.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #ICC #Hague #Press #News #ICRC #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Cyprus #Croatia #Romania #Hungary #Slovakia
⚠️🇺🇦Russians war criminal’s attacks on Donetsk region’s civilian residents kills six people, injures 19 more (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4097450-russians-kill-six-and-injure-19-residents-of-donetsk-region.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #ICC #Hague #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #Hungary #Slovakia
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Red Ballroom, Hungary. This grand space was added in the 1930s, a new addition to an existing hotel. It was used as a ballroom, as well as a theatre and cinema. It fell out of use in the 1980s or 1990s and has stood abandoned and decaying ever since.
#Hungary #UrbanExploration #Photography #Abandoned #Red #Ballroom #Theater #Cinema #Robocop #Movie
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Red Ballroom, Hungary. This grand space was added in the 1930s, a new addition to an existing hotel. It was used as a ballroom, as well as a theatre and cinema. It fell out of use in the 1980s or 1990s and has stood abandoned and decaying ever since.
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An ornate white plaster molding, featuring shells and scrolls, stands out against a severely peeling red wall.
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Old Robocop poster in Hungarian
The "Red Star" train, left rusting in an old train repair depot in Hungary. It was removed a few years ago; who took it and where it is now remains a mystery!
It is a MAV-424 Series steam locomotive, a well-known and nostalgic Hungarian machine. These double-chimneyed beasts were often nicknamed “The Buffalo”.
This specific engine was built in the 1940s. Some sources suggest it was in service until 1991.
#Hungary #SteamLocomotive #Trainspotting #Abandoned #Train #UrbanExploration
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A rusty MAV-424 "Red Star" steam locomotive stands in a derelict train depot. Other abandoned cars are visible under the collapsed roof.
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View of front of train
We'll find a way to get round #Hungary and deliver Ukraine's €90B loan, #EU VOWS
🖊️ Zoya Sheftalovich
EU chiefs assure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy they have the tools to unblock the funds.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-vows-ukraine-e90b-loan-bypass-hungary-block
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#Hungary blocks #EU sanctions AND $106 billion loan for #Ukraine, risking a domino collapse
Put about right,
Showing solidarity with Ukraine by showing the flag colors does not change anything as long as Putin and trump friend Orban can get away with blocking a majority decision.
Somebody please give him a cup of tea, putin style.
AND, get back the 10 Million the commision transferred unlawfully, give that to UKR instead.
#Hungary blocks #EU sanctions AND $106 billion loan for #Ukraine, risking a domino collapse
🖊️ Peeter Helme
Budapest broke its December pledge. Now, an $8.2 billion IMF program could be lost with the loan, and Ukraine’s budget runs dry by April.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/23/hungary-blocks-eu-loan-sanctions-ukraine-imf-domino/
‘Political sabotage’: #EU leaders accuse #Hungary of undermining support for #Ukraine
🖊️ Luke Harding in Kyiv
Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/eu-leaders-accuse-hungary-sabotaging-support-ukraine
There is no mechanism for expulsion.
Even the suspension of membership rights according to article 7 #TEU has a huge road block in the middle of the process: the European Council, essentially the heads of state (or governments), must unanimously agree on proceeding to the last step, suspension.
In other words: it takes only a single other foul apple to prevent the suspension of rights, and #Slovakia is the other country on that tandem of foul apples.
Ukraine condemned “ultimatums and blackmail” by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after Budapest and Bratislava threatened to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv restarts flows of Russian oil.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-condemns-blackmail-hungary-slovakia-energy-standoff/
Slovakia’s prime minister said he will halt emergency electricity exports to Ukraine unless oil flows resume, joining Hungary in escalating an energy standoff with Kyiv.
https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-fico-threatens-ukraine-power-oil-transit-dispute/
#Hungary blocks €90 billion #EU loan to #Ukraine
🖋 Thomas Moller-Nielsen
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Kyiv of "blackmailing Hungary by halting oil transit in coordination with Brussels and the Hungarian opposition"
https://www.euractiv.com/news/hungary-blocks-e90-billion-eu-loan-to-ukraine/