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News & Current Events Apr 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM

EU approves €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts controversial veto

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AntSubstantial7585 Apr 23, 2026 +579
Thank you Magyar Peter, the road to respectability finally begins
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Ok_Poetry_2696 Apr 23, 2026 +142
Bro is named Peter the Magyar. This shit Will always make me laugh.
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TheCommissarGeneral Apr 23, 2026 +119
Its like if Trump lost to "John America", because Magyar is the Hungarian endonym.
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SilentInvoker Apr 23, 2026 +37
That's some Kojima tier name lmao
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AssistanceCheap379 Apr 23, 2026 +41
Peter Hungarian. Like Jonas Sweden or Hans German. It’s funny but also somewhat symbolic that a man named Magyar is bringing Hungary to a closer relationship with the EU as a whole. There is a positive and prosperous time for Hungary on the horizon and I sincerely hope they will flourish in every way possible
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Wladek89HU Apr 24, 2026 +1
Thank god he did end up being a Johnny English type of character.
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Zefyris Apr 23, 2026 +22
At least it's straightforward, not like Australia's prime minister being called Albanese
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Pebble-Sorter-8128 Apr 23, 2026 +8
If you know Magyar means Hungarian. And Hungarians call themselves Magyars.
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ZEROs0000 Apr 23, 2026 +7
I hope Europeans will say the same after Trump is gone in America… Wishful thinking I know…
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Kakkoister Apr 24, 2026 +13
Unfortunately it's been much more visible just how much of America supported and still supports Trump despite everything. The fact he got a second term too means the world's view of the average American will be stained for a long time... gonna need to see some very big numbers voting the other way and for more than one term before flipflopping back as Americans love to do because unless things become perfect those 4 years, they think it means they need to switch up government again... and that's why no dem govt is ever able to be empowered well enough to actually get positive changes done without republican cockblocking.
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AntSubstantial7585 Apr 24, 2026 +1
I believe Europeans will definitely feel the same way about Americans.
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Aksovar Apr 23, 2026 +195
Guess who started raging about NATO and punishing the countries in it after this got approved... the orange pedo
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varro-reatinus Apr 23, 2026 +45
Special Military Operation Epstein Fury proceeds apace.
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HiddenbyMoon Apr 23, 2026 +107
Yes! Finally! The tide is turning.
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Modronos Apr 23, 2026 +79
It seems so. The news about Ukraine slowly reclaiming ground and now this. I think it's truly over for Putin once USA chooses a dem again. The collapse of Russia will probably also bring about the collapse of the alt-right pipeline to a significant degree.
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No_Historian3349 Apr 23, 2026 +6
I suspect majority of the alt-right funding will conveniently dry up.
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thatsme55ed Apr 23, 2026 +9
Unfortunately Thiel, Bezos and Musk are ready to take over 
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CthulhusSoreTentacle Apr 23, 2026 +23
If the midterms yield a Dem majority in both the Senate and House, can the Dems start passing legislation, or could it just be vetoed by Trump? Could they restart weapons transfers to Ukraine too? Or would a Dem majority Senate and House just work to turn Trump's presidency into a lame duck and prevent him doing anymore damage via legislation?
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SpicySushiAddict Apr 23, 2026 +28
There won't be a supermajority in the Senate, so it's going to be lame f***.
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Chrisda19 Apr 23, 2026 +10
I'm glad you didn't fix that possible typo
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SpicySushiAddict Apr 23, 2026 +10
Oops 😂 guess it's staying!
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sumoraiden Apr 23, 2026 +5
It’d be vetoed by Trump. Even if enough gop join to override the veto the enforcement of laws rest entirely in the hands of the president so he could essentially ignore it if he really wanted to
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CompetitiveReview416 Apr 23, 2026 +9
The US political system is so outdated
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brianstormIRL Apr 23, 2026 +2
No, if the president vetos a law it goes back to Congress, and if it passes with a 2/3 majority in the house and senate it becomes Law without the Presidents signature.
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sumoraiden Apr 23, 2026 +6
I understand that. The execution of the law rests entirely in the hands of the president. Unless Congress is willing to impeach and remove him the president can ignore any law he wants
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faffc260 Apr 24, 2026 +5
well if a super majority that can pass his veto forms for a bill, they would effectively have the power to impeach and convict him. the chances are however very slim of that ever happening.
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B0b_Howard Apr 23, 2026 +5
We can but hope!
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0b1w4hn Apr 23, 2026 +4
Today the russian communists warned a revolution could happen. Perhaps this is Putin's new strategy to stay in power. Russia is reverting to a kind of Stalinist regime, and he is controlling the figurehead president from behind the scenes.
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FailosoRaptor Apr 23, 2026 +3
Sure. Even Trump getting involved with Iran helps Ukraine. Whether he meant it or not.  It's unreal that Listnook doesn't get Russia is allied with Iran and by extension Hamas and Hezb. Since October 7th. Russia lost influence in Syria. And hopefully both Lebanon and Iran fold. The world will be a better place.  It's the 2nd front in this fiasco. 
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Colbert2020 Apr 23, 2026 -4
What do you mean by "slowly reclaiming ground"? I hope you don't mean in a literal sense because that is absolutely not true.
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vitek2121 Apr 23, 2026 -9
Where? Pretty sure the ukies got thrown back from Kupyansk again (after the russians gave them back 1000 dead ukrainian conscripts)
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FrugalKrugman Apr 23, 2026 +3
Definitely positive news but I am concerned about agent Krasnov doubling down on his shenanigans to help daddy Putin in any way he can
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Unlikely-Complex3737 Apr 23, 2026 +36
How does that work. Isn't Orban still in office?
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Hot-Delay5608 Apr 23, 2026 +89
He lost the elections, his personal war with Ukraine is over, it was always about money, seems like he isn't that keen on moving to Russia after all so is trying to earn some goodwill, you know like all manipulative bullies and narcissist once their power over you is up they'll try to manipulate you into thinking that they are good they were always good
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Nevermynde Apr 23, 2026 +8
That's by far the most likely explanation!
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varro-reatinus Apr 23, 2026 +51
He's nominally still in office, but has agreed to follow Magyar's line, especially with respect to the EU veto. I'm honestly amazed Orban's making good on that promise. I guess Putin didn't come through with the dacha next to Assad he was promised.
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_Xee Apr 23, 2026 +15
It's not like Orban would end up like Ceaușescu, and he didn't seem like a person who cares about his country. I don't want to be a doomsayer, but I got a bad feeling about this.
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_Xee Apr 23, 2026 +7
Busy shredding documents, making accommodation arrangements in Moscow and packing.
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dlebed Apr 23, 2026 +18
"Druzhba" pipeline blackmail is disgusting. Russians destroyed the pipeline required to sell their own oil to EU and used their puppets Orban and Fico to blackmail Ukraine into fixing it by its own.
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20ol Apr 23, 2026 +19
Dont use the loan on US weapons. Buy ur own, Europe!!
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Red_Dox Apr 23, 2026 +5
Good. Glad that this is finally on the way and Orban apparently goes with a peaceful transition of power early.
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Pretty_Professor_740 Apr 24, 2026 +2
Prime Minister (PM), Peter Magyar (PM), so PM: PM, like [Major Major Major](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Major_Major_Major)....
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apexredditor- Apr 23, 2026 +1
Lots of ski resorts
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jfd851 Apr 24, 2026 +1
There are cuts in healthcare in germany now in preparation but at least the rich are not paying for this. Image if they all left the EU. The tickledowneffect would not be there anymore /s
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Hapten Apr 23, 2026 -12
At the cost of repairing the Druzhba pipeline to continue the flow of crude oil from Russia to Hungary. That is what it cost Ukraine and listnook is celebrating it.
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raztheuber Apr 23, 2026 +57
Yeah Ukraine has to repair the pipeline in Ukraine. But they blew up the Russian side of the pipeline the next day.
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lostbearjr Apr 23, 2026 +15
The previous government in Hungary refused to move them off Russian oil, it will take time for the new government to move on. Also Ukraine wants to fix the pipeline for Hungary, it will give the new government a political win encouraging them to keep going against Russia. Not everything is black and white. 
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christoy123 Apr 23, 2026 +38
They just blew it up again but in Russian territory. Absolute cinema
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varro-reatinus Apr 23, 2026 +13
I have a feeling that what 'listnook is celebrating' is A) the fact that a huge amount of aid is coming through for Ukraine at a crucial moment, combined with B) the fact that 'the flow of crude oil from Russia to Hungary' is currently *zero*, because they blew up the pipeline elsewhere. Repairing that *one section* of the pipe was simply a sop to Magyar, showing that he could get cooperation in a matter of minutes that Orban the Cockwomble never could. They then blew it up elsewhere, and washed their hands. It appears to have 'cost Ukraine' a couple of drones, a little shiftwork, and a bar of soap.
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vitek2121 Apr 23, 2026 -3
Where did you get the news about it getting damaged again? You mean the thing with Kazahstan oil getting blocked? Not sure how that's a win if it will just speed up the death of european industries. Also not sure why people are hyping the loan thing so much. Its not like it will immediately turn the money into weapons(especially considering how degraded are european arms manufacturers). Most will probably get stolen by ukrainian and european bureaucrats anyway.
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Modronos Apr 23, 2026
What in the Lords name are you on about? Degraded european arms manufacturers? The death of european industries? You do know many european countries have only gotten richer throughout the decades, and still are getting richer, right? Gimme some of what you have
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vitek2121 Apr 24, 2026 +1
Decades? Then why european factories have been closing for the past 4 years and moving to US/China? You know, things like BASF laying off workers to save up money, since profits dwindled. Pretty sure that Audi and VW didn't close their european factories for fun either. Well yes, europes MIC is more dead than alive. How can you otherwise explain why european tanks went extinct in ukraine? Or why Europe is now only able to send mere 5 patriot missiles on occasion(not to mention how they no longer send SAM, to replace all of the destroyed ones)? Or why europe begged the US to not abandon ukraine when trump came to the office?
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