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Hungary’s Energy Dependence and Political Challenges Amid US-Russia Summit Fallout
Hungary found itself at the center of international attention after it emerged last week that Russia and the United States had chosen the country for a future summit linked to ending the war in Ukraine. The news underscored Budapest’s role as a...
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Hungary says it is looking to circumvent US sanctions on Russian oil and gas companies
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said his government was working on ways to circumvent President Donald Trump's newest sanctions on Russian oil and gas companies. The United States Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed harsh...
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Athens: We Are Becoming a Key Energy Hub for American LNG to Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, and Hungary
Greece is establishing itself as a major energy hub for American liquefied natural gas (LNG) destined for Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary, and other European countries, Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said during the...
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Orban Says Hungary “Working On How To Circumvent” US Sanctions On Russian Oil
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary is exploring ways to bypass new US sanctions on Russian oil, stressing the need to maintain low utility costs. Orban argued that higher energy prices cannot be passed to citizens. His comments...
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Departure Lounge: Budapest is a winner for an autumn getaway
Elegant and imperial, Budapest is calmer than Prague, easier than Berlin, and cheaper than Vienna, making it a winning choice for an autumn escape. Split in half by the majestic Danube, its cobbled streets, grand boulevards, art nouveau buildings,...
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A bad week for Hungary’s strongman leader as Trump-Putin summit scrapped and US sanctions Russia
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was delighted to learn last week that Russia and the United States had chosen his country as the venue for another summit on ending the war in Ukraine. Having positioned...
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Book Review: Byline Budapest by Diane Wagner
Byline Budapest by Diane Wagner Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Historical ISBN: 9798999326317 Print Length: 360 pages Reviewed by Eric Mayrhofer With Diane Wagner’s Byline Budapest, readers can relax, confident that they’re in the hands of...
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Hungary Has Good Reason To Be Enraged About Poland's Ruling On The Nord Stream Suspect
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Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Polish Judge Dariusz Lubowski ruled against extraditing a suspect in the Nord Stream attack to Germany on the grounds that this act of sabotage occurred in the context of a “just, defensive war”, Germany...
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Rival rallies mark start of Hungary’s election season as Orban faces his strongest challenger yet
Collage of Viktor Orban (L), Hungarian prime minister, and Peter Magyar (R), leader of the TISZA Party, in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 23, 2025. (Balint Szentgallay / NurPhoto via Getty Images, collage: The Kyiv Independent) Hungarian election...
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Hungary seeks to bypass European Union ban on Russian energy imports
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Yemen News Agency SABA
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Brussels - Saba: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Friday that his country is working to circumvent the European Union's decision to ban oil and gas imports from Russia. Orbán stressed in press statements that this ban on cheap...
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Hungary Confirms Putin-Trump Summit Will Take Place Despite All Fake News
Hungary has received confirmation that the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will take place, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said speaking to The American Conservative. “We have to count on...
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Orbán: Hungary Planning to ‘Circumvent’ Trump Sanctions on Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview on Friday that his country was not planning to abide by President Donald Trump’s recent sanctions imposed on the Russian oil industry and was studying ways to “circumvent” them. The U.S....
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Experts: Massive austerity measures expected if Fidesz stays in power; if not, real change will take time in Hungary
If Fidesz remains in power after next April’s election, Hungary can expect significant economic austerity measures, warned economist and former central bank governor György Surányi at the Forbes Money Summit conference. According to him,...
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A key feature is returning to the Revolut app in Hungary!
Revolut is set to relaunch its cryptocurrency services in Hungary soon, after obtaining a MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) licence in Cyprus. The decision is particularly significant for Hungarian users, as the fintech giant was forced to...
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Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 06:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession The Permanent Council of the...
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Hungary’s Orbán vows to ‘circumvent’ US sanctions on Russian oil titans
Orbán — a longtime Trump ally — was defiant, however, claiming the “battle is not over yet,” and insisting Budapest will find ways to get around Washington's sanctions. “There are indeed sanctions in place against certain Russian oil companies,”...
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Trump’s U-turn in Budapest signals hardening Western line on Moscow
The recent flurry of diplomatic theatre, culminating in President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation of a proposed meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest and the accompanying US pressure on Moscow, has brought into focus a brittle equilibrium in...
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Samdech Khuon Sudary Leads High-Level Parliamentary Delegation to Hungary
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AKP Phnom Penh, October 24, 2025 -- Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, led a high-level parliamentary delegation to pay an official and friendly visit to Hungary on Thursday evening,...
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Hungary intends to circumvent EU bans on oil, gas supplies from Russia — Orban
BUDAPEST, October 24. /TASS/. Hungary will try to circumvent the European Union’s bans on oil and gas supplies from Russia and will continue to fight this decision, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is taking part in the EU summit in...
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