Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised voters to keep energy prices low. The dividends from taking Russian fuel also help fund the policies that have made Hungary a beacon for right-wing groups.
Tag: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)
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U.S. Eyeing Russian Energy Sanctions Over Ukraine War, Officials Say
The revenue powers Vladimir V. Putin’s war machine in Ukraine. But plans for new U.S. sanctions could create problems with China, India and other major buyers.
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Russia’s War on Ukraine Shows That It Is Fascist
If Vladimir Putin prevails in Ukraine, fascists around the world will take comfort.
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Russia Uses Surrender in Mariupol to Portray Ukrainians as Terrorists
Many soldiers who surrendered from Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant belong to the Azov battalion, a group with far-right roots, and the Kremlin may now put them on trial just as Ukraine is prosecuting Russians for war crimes.
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Strongmen in Turkey and Hungary Stall Unity in NATO and the E.U.
Russia benefits as Turkey slows down Swedish and Finnish applications to NATO and Hungary continues to block an E.U. embargo on Russian oil.