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Viktor Orbán’s political allies in Hungary in sights of US sanctions

Congress group drafts legislation targeting officials and government supporters, mainly affiliated to Fidesz party

The Guardian - UK

Viktor Orbán’s support for Trump seems to wane as ally meets with DeSantis

Hungarian PM previously backed Trump but meetings between Katalin Novák and DeSantis camp suggest he’s hedging his bets

The Guardian - US

Pentagon leaks: key revelations of classified documents

The materials assess Ukrainian war preparedness, Egypt’s and the UK’s involvement in the conflict, and other disclosures

The Guardian - US

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US feared Ukraine could fall ‘well short’ in spring counter-offensive, leaks reveal

‘Top secret’ document reportedly warned Kyiv faced shortfalls in troops and weaponry and suggested any gains would be modest

The Guardian - US

Trudy Rubin: Elected leaders in Israel, Poland, and Hungary are following the 'autocrat's playbook'

A couple of weeks ago, as I moderated a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House on the heated battle to control Israel's courts, the talk turned to "the elected autocrat's playbook."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hungary would not arrest Putin despite ICC warrant, official says

As an ICC member state, Hungary is obligated to follow through with an arrest but has walked a tightrope with Russia this past year.

Axios

In Florida, parents are always right – even when they think a Michelangelo is porn

A principal was fired after a Renaissance art class was shown David in the latest example of the state’s censorship crusade

The Guardian - US

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Ukraine says Russia's Bakhmut assault losing steam, counterstrike coming soon

Ukrainian troops will launch a long-awaited counter assault "very soon" now that Russia's offensive in Bakhmut is losing steam, Ukraine's top ground forces commander says.

ABC News

Turkish president lifts veto on Finland’s Nato application

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says he will recommend Turkish parliament vote in favour of Finland joining alliance

The Guardian - UK

Students call for education reform in Hungary protest march

Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary’s right-wing government have marched in the capital Budapest demanding educational reforms and a change in the Central European country’s political culture

The Independent UK

The sanctions war against Russia: a year of playing cat and mouse

Early claims Moscow would buckle quickly proved hubristic, yet Putin has also made miscalculations

The Guardian - UK

Hungary’s staging of War and Peace puts spotlight on its Russia stance

Patriotic Russian opera opens in Budapest as first anniversary of war in Ukraine approaches

The Guardian - UK

National Conservatives Can't Find a Good Excuse for Viktor Orbán's Inflation Disaster

Hungary's inflation hits 24.5 percent—the highest in the European Union—and Orbán's price controls aren't helping.

Reason

Hungary and the EU are in an endless dispute that challenges the very foundations of the union

As 2022 drew to a close, Hungary and the European Union made a modicum of progress in their long-running battle of wills. The (pro-Kremlin) Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ended his opposition to sending European funds to support Ukraine in the hope of unlocking other withheld funding for his own…

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Salon

The code behind the far-right's success

Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 287 of the invasion

US says it did not ‘enable’ Ukraine to strike inside Russia; Kremlin says no prospect of peace talks ‘at the moment’

The Conversation

Viktor Orbán’s controversial ‘Greater Hungary’ scarf explained

A recent football match between Hungary and Greece – two countries that didn’t even qualify for the World Cup – would have been quickly forgotten were it not for the sartorial choices made by one of the spectators. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán was in attendance, sporting a scarf with…

The Guardian - UK

EU seeks to freeze €13bn in funding to Hungary over corruption fears

European Commission says Viktor Orbán’s government’s rule-of-law reforms do not go far enough

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: death toll rises after Russian strikes across Ukraine; European parliament ‘under cyber-attack’

Russia launches 70 missiles in ‘large-scale attack on critical facilities’; cyber-attack hits European parliament after MEPs declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 273 of the invasion

G7 nears a Russian oil price cap; Ukraine setting up ‘invincibility centres’ with heat and power for winter

The Guardian - UK

Hungarian judges face media ‘smears’ after meeting US ambassador

Colleagues come to defence of pair subjected to ‘coordinated attack’ over meeting last month

The Conversation

The fox in the chicken coop: how the far right is playing the European Parliament

Several countries in the European Union are currently governed by far-right political parties. In Hungary, Fidesz under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been progressively dismantling the country’s constitutional protections of the rule of law and democratic institutions. Poland under its ruling Law and Justice party has shown equally worrying trends.…

Salon

Adam Hochschild on Trump and history

Author and historian says we haven't quite hit "American Midnight" — but the crucial turning point is upon us

The Guardian - UK

After eight rounds, is there space for further EU sanctions on Russia?

Baltic states and Poland have a long shopping list, but host of others seen as cautious of new measures

The Guardian - UK

How soulmates Hungary and Poland fell out over Ukraine war

With one demanding stronger sanctions and the other blaming the EU for soaring energy prices, relations remain tense

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