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News & Current Events Apr 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM

‘A defeat for Putin’: Ukrainians hope Magyar’s victory will mark new era with Hungary | Ukraine

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‘A defeat for Putin’: Ukrainians hope Magyar’s victory will mark new era with Hungary
the Guardian
‘A defeat for Putin’: Ukrainians hope Magyar’s victory will mark new era with Hungary
As Orbán is rejected, there is cautious optimism new leader can restore ties – but issues such as EU accession loom large
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Hodaka Apr 18, 2026 +17
The loss in Hungary has caused Putin to double his efforts in Belarus.
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sloopywettoppyswife Apr 18, 2026 +11
French elections are next year and Putin does have a pro russia candidate 
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busdrivermike Apr 18, 2026 +18
US elections are this year, and Putin has roughly 460 candidates
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Heizard Apr 18, 2026 +3
They doubled in Serbia and watch out for any right wingers in coming elections in the Europe.
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steve_ample Apr 18, 2026 +4
Hoping for a leak of the torrid love letters swapped between Vladdy-Vikki.
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Wonderful-Pause1048 Apr 18, 2026 +3
That‘s what the EU is hoping, too,
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Heizard Apr 18, 2026 +1
Victory doesn't happen by just throwing money on the problem, most of the arms are bought from the US that is now delaying shipments because they need them for their own stupid ordeals, while we here in Europe barely produce anything for such scale of conflict.
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Nemeszlekmeg Apr 18, 2026 +1
Article says it too, I'm fairly certain Magyar will give things a twist even for his allies. He is representing mainstream conservatives, and has a shrewd way of navigating politics. He will most likely *enter negotiations* as soon as rule of law is back. It's not going to be as bad as Orban, but I'm pretty sure he will not just nod to every single thing. It's reasonable to presume he will be against the fast-track of the EU membership and the 90 bn to Ukraine may go with some strings attached. I don't remember him giving anything to anyone for free out of goodwill.
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