6 minutes agoTrump meets with Orban on March 8th
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(2 years ago)Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with former US President Donald Trump on Friday, March 8th in Florida, shortly after he openly supported his affluent ally in his efforts to win the late US presidential election this year. Orban, wing politician [...]
Orban, the right-wing politician who is constantly confronted by the European Union because of his campaigns against migrants and because of decisions that have imposed judiciary, nongovernmental organisations and media under state control, is described by Trump as the great “lider”.
The family's conservative policies of Orban have prompted him to be assessed by populist figures in the US and Hungary in recent years has held meetings of the Conservative Conference for Political Action (CPAC).
Next month, this conference will be held for the third time.
The Hungarian prime minister, who has refused to send weapons to Kiev and has held close trade reports with Russia since the launch of Ukraine's Russian invasion in 2022, has repeatedly said that only with Trump's return to the White House can peace be achieved in Ukraine.
The “is not gambling, but it is to bet on the only reasonable chance, and we in Hungary bet on the return of President Trump”, Orban said during an economic forum Monday.
The only chance for the world to have a relatively swift peace agreement is political change in the US, and this link to who is President”.
Trump, who is competing for a presidential mandate, caused outrage among Western allies last month after suggesting the US may not protect NATO allies who do not spend enough in defence from a possible Russian invasion.
Orban has declared that this year's American presidential election and elections for the European Parliament in June will be crucial, as conservatives in Europe and the US must fight together to restore “occupied” institutions in Washington and Brussels by liberals, who, according to Orban, threaten Western civilisation.
Orban, who has been in power since 2010, has faced tensions with the administration of US President Joe Biden, mainly because of stalling Sweden's NATO accession.
After a long delay last week, the Hungarian Parliament approved Sweden's NATO accession, and legislation is expected to be signed by the Hungarian president this week. / REL/
