Sanctions imposed by the outgoing U.S. administration against Antal Rogan, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet chief and overseer of the secret service, have only strengthened Rogan's position, Orban said during a state radio interview on Jan. 17. In his first comments since the U.S. sanctioned Rogan earlier this month for alleged corruption, Orban defended his […]

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Jan. 7 against Antal Rogan, a senior Hungarian government official and close associate of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Rogan is the first high-ranking Hungarian official sanctioned by the U.S. under the Magnitsky Act, which targets individuals involved in serious human rights abuses […]

Tucker Carlson, a controversial U.S. political commentator and talk show host with Donald Trump's ear, has slammed the decision to provide Ukraine with landmines, warning the weaponry Kyiv claims it needs to defend itself from Russia's invasion will only "kill innocents." Carlson is the recent top ally of the U.S. President-elect Trump who had criticized […]