The prime minister of Hungary has long been an ally of Russia. But how much power can he wield in blocking EU and NATO aid to Ukraine?
as an"opponent," calling for a ceasefire and peace talks against the wishes of Kyiv and its Western backers, and declaring that EU sanctions on Russia have failed.
During his state-of-the-nation address on February 18, Orban vowed to maintain relations with Russia and said"the West didn't isolate the conflict [in Ukraine] but elevated it to a pan-European level. Orban has spent the past year trying"to undermine support for the EU, NATO and Ukraine and brainwash the Hungarian public into supporting Russia," Rahman said."In short, it's a political charade."
The Hungarian-speaking Ukrainian group is"an issue that pushes Orban a bit against the Ukrainian government," he said."I think, more than anything, he just needs that sort of aura of being against Brussels, being against the EU."Orban's influence also faces a limit, which Kimmage said is partially Putin's doing.
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