The last sealed boxes containing ballots from abroad have arrived in Hungary. Voter turnout at consulates exceeded 93%. The inaugural session of Hungary’s new parliament is scheduled for the first week of May, and the name of Hungary’s new prime…
The parliamentary elections in Hungary on April 12, 2026, resulted in a spectacular defeat for Viktor Orbán and FIDESZ. The opposition TISZA, led by Péter Magyar, secured a constitutional majority following a very fierce and emotional election campaign. Relations with…
The victory of Péter Magyar’s TISZA party in the Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, was more than just bad news for Moscow. Russia lost a politician who for many years served as a convenient tool for exerting pressure…
During his campaign tour, Viktor Orbán is playing into Russia’s hands by urging Hungarian voters to support the Fidesz political party through anti-Ukrainian rhetoric and by exploiting issues concerning Hungarians in Transcarpathia. In brief: Orbán’s election tour has turned into…
Despite sanctions and efforts to diversify imports, the European Union remains dependent on fertilizer supplies from Russia. Replacing these volumes with alternative suppliers is limited by shortages of raw materials, production capacity, and logistics, while domestic production in the EU…
The Kremlin has announced its readiness to end the “hot phase” of the war in Ukraine if Ukrainian troops withdraw from the Donetsk region, while also stating that it may add six more Ukrainian cities to its list of demands.…
The U.S. has lifted sanctions against “Belaruskali” and the Belarusian Potash Company, paving the way for Belarusian fertilizers to return to the markets of the U.S., Brazil, and India. However, logistics remain a key barrier: the optimal route through the…
The European Union has restricted Hungary’s access to confidential negotiations and classified information. The Washington Post reported that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó may have been briefing his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the progress of negotiations between EU member…
A group of Lithuanian and Polish truckers met in Minsk with Prime Minister Alexander Turchin. They discussed the return of trucks stranded on Belarusian territory. While the problems faced by Lithuanian companies have long been in the public eye, almost…
On March 11, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a resolution, in which it appealed to the governments of Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with a proposal to initiate a complete ban on export and import operations for legal…
