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Hungary PM Orban says sanctions are "double-edged weapon" - radio

Hungary has supported European Union sanctions against Russia but its own economy will be also inevitably impacted by them, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

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Hungary’s Orban defends response to Ukraine war refugees

PM, who has been criticised for hardline border policies, says ‘migrants will be stopped, refugees can get all help’.

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Ukraine crisis upends Hungary’s election race as Orban faces heat over ties with Russia

Viktor Orban’s relationship with Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin is under fresh scrutiny after the invasion and Hungary’s opposition coalition is seizing the opportunity to attack, reports Borzou Daragahi in Budapest

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Hungary govt aims to provide jobs to Ukrainians to ease labour shortage

Hungary has set up a government working group to provide jobs for people fleeing Ukraine as there are close to 80,000 vacancies in Hungary and the shortage is especially serious in construction, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday.

Reuters

Hungary will not veto EU sanctions on Russia - Orban

Hungary will not veto European Union sanctions against Russia and the unity of the 27-member bloc is paramount given the war in Ukraine, which Hungary condemns unequivocally, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

Reuters

Orban's Fidesz widens lead ahead of opposition in late-Feb poll

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party extended its lead ahead of a six-party opposition alliance in a late-February survey by the pollster Median coinciding with the start of the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

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Hungary's Orban faces pressure to cut close ties with Putin

Hungary’s right-wing nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, has nurtured close political and economic ties with Russia for more than a decade

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Hungary to stay out of Ukraine-Russia conflict, Orban says

Hungary's interest is to stay out of the military conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday, reiterating that Hungary would not send weapons to neighbouring Ukraine but would help all refugees from there.

Reuters

Hungary’s Viktor Orban turns on Putin after Ukraine invasion

Prime minister pledges unity with EU on Russia sanctions

The Independent UK

Hungary won't block any sanctions against Russia, PM Orban says

Hungary will support all European Union sanctions against Russia and will not block anything, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday, speaking on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border.

Reuters

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Ukraine news from February 26: UN says internal displacement also growing as Ukraine forces battle all-round assault.

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With war over the border, young Hungarians scorn Orban's Russian ties

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has never made any secret of his desire for warm ties with Russia and President Vladimir Putin.

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By invading Ukraine, Putin loses allies in eastern Europe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the former Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe, drawing strong condemnation even from the region’s most pro-Kremlin politicians

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Hungary's Orban says he hopes inflation will dip below 6% by year-end

Hungary's government hopes inflation will ease back to below 6% by the end of 2022 after hitting a near 15-year high of 7.9% at the start of the year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.

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Despite border fence, Hungary is route of hope for migrants to the West

Portraying Hungary as a border fortress against illegal migration into Europe is a central theme of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's close-fought campaign for re-election on April 3, but Hungary's borders still appear increasingly porous.

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Hungary's opposition leader flags higher family subsidies, fight against graft

Hungary's opposition will double subsidies for families and will also set up an anti-corruption agency to prevent fraud involving EU funds if it wins an election on April 3, opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay said on Thursday.

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Hungary: Bolsonaro and Orban stress shared migration views

The populist leaders of Brazil and Hungary emphasized their shared conservative approach to issues like migration, Christianity and family values during a visit to Hungary’s capital on Thursday by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

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Hungary ready to take care of potential refugees from Ukraine if needed -govt

Hungary could take care of tens of thousands of potential refugees from Ukraine if needed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday.

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EU top court paves way to cut billions to Poland and Hungary

The European Union's top court on Wednesday cleared the way to cut billions of euros of funds to Poland and Hungary, whose populist rulers the bloc accuses of violating democratic rights.

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Hungarian PM warns of refugee wave if Russia invades Ukraine

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has warned of the possibility of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees entering his country in the case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

Hungary's Orban says fuel price cap to be extended until after election

Hungary will extend a cap on fuel prices for another three months, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday, the latest anti-inflation measure announced by his government ahead of an April 3 election.

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Hungary's opposition fights Orban's media strength one letterbox at a time

Setting a brisk pace, 79-year-old Peter Nogradi pounds the streets of a sleepy village by the Danube river each Wednesday, dropping a newsletter into mailboxes as part of a campaign by opponents of Hungary's Prime Minister ahead of April elections.

The Independent UK

Hungarian PM seeks gas deal with Putin amid Ukraine tensions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lobbied for a higher volume of Russian natural gas shipments to Hungary during a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Putin accuses the West of ignoring Russia’s security concerns over Ukraine

It is the first public comments by the Russian leader since the crisis began

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Latest Ukraine updates: UK PM warns of ‘clear danger’ to Ukraine

Ukraine news from February 1: Johnson and Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv amid flurry of diplomatic activity over Ukraine crisis.

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