US sanctions Orban ally Antal Rogan for corruption, abuse of
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US sanctions Orban ally Antal Rogan for corruption, abuse of power

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 […]
Zelensky slams Orban for phone call with Putin to discuss
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Zelensky slams Orban for phone call with Putin to discuss Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Dec. 11 following his hour-long call to Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the two discussed the war in Ukraine. The call occurred earlier in the day after Orban's visit to Mar-a-Lago and meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Orban said on X that the […]
Hungary's Orban urges EU to lift Russia sanctions, media reports
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Hungary's Orban urges EU to lift Russia sanctions, media reports

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged the European Union to lift sanctions on Russia, news portal Telex reported on Jan. 17. According to the Hungarian outlet, Orban said it's "time to throw sanctions out the window" and establish a sanctions-free relationship with Russia during a radio interview. He also described the European Union as being […]
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 636
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Ukraine Daily Update | Day 636

Video Summary As I reflect on the recent events, I am struck by the desperate attempts of Russian supremacists to see Ukraine defeated. Despite their dedication, they are failing to supply their own citizens with gas, and instead, they are resorting to buying artillery shells from North Korea to attack Ukraine. The situation on the […]
Zelensky rejected opportunity to discuss Christmas truce with Orban, Hungarian
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Zelensky rejected opportunity to discuss Christmas truce with Orban, Hungarian minister claims

President Volodymyr Zelensky has "forcefully but politely" rejected a call from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to discuss a Christmas ceasefire, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claimed on Dec. 15. He said that Hungary had proposed organizing a telephone conversation between Zelensky and Orban on the issue but Zelensky had not accepted the proposal. Zelensky's […]