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FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, speaks with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk as they pose for a group photo during an Nuclear Energy Summit at the Expo in Brussels, on March 21, 2024. A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions within Europe over how to deal with with Russia when it is waging war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

A diplomatic spat erupts between Hungary and Poland over conflicting views on Russia

By Vanessa Gera and Balint Domotor - Associated Press

From left: Chairman of the Foreign Committee of the Hungarian Parliament Zsolt Nemeth, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President of the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania Laszlo Tokes attend the 33th Balvanyos Summer University and Students' Camp in Baile Tusnad, Transylvania, Romania, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Nandor Veres/MTI via AP)/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at the NATO summit in Washington, on July 9, 2024. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to the heads of European Union countries briefing them on his recent set of unannounced foreign visits that angered other leaders in the bloc. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Some EU officials boycott meetings in Hungary over Orban’s visits to Russia, China

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

FILE - President Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, on May 13, 2019. Orbán, will travel to Florida on Thursday July 11, 2024 to meet with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington, a move likely to aggravate frustrations among his partners in the European Union over similar secretive trips he made to Russia and China in recent days. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Viktor Orban visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit

By Justin Spike and Jill Colvin\ - Associated Press

Lanea-Tava Thomas, left, of Jamaica, Julien Alfred, center, of Saint Lucia, and Shericka Jackson, right, of Jamaica, compete in the 200 meter event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Track and Field Hungarian Grand Prix in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Julien Alfred, center, of Saint Lucia, won the race. (Tamas Vasvari/MTI via AP)

Shericka Jackson suffers apparent injury in race at Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix

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Poland's President Andrzej Duda gives a statement to the media in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 10, 2024, after the arrest of two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the presidential palace. The office of Poland's president says Abdrzej Duda has spoken on the phone with Congolese president in an effort to obtain the release of a Polish traveller sentenced there for life in prison on charges of sabotage. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Polish leader seeks quick entry for Ukraine, repudiates call to cede territory for peace with Russia

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Feb. 13, 2014. Orban is making a surprise visit to China on Monday, July 8, 2024, after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. (Rolex dela Pena/Pool Photo, File)

Hungary’s Orban makes surprise visit to China after trips to Russia and Ukraine

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

China’s Xi calls on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue

By Simina Mistreanu - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake hands during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Valeriy Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Hungary’s Orban meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader

By Justin Spike and Daria Litvinova - Associated Press

Hungary's Barnabas Varga is carted off the pitch after an injury during a Group A match between Scotland and Hungary at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Varga back in Hungary 2 days after surgery on facial fractures following collision at Euro 2024

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Scotland's Scott McTominay celebrates after Switzerland's Fabian Schar scored an own goal during a Group A match between Scotland and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)

Scotland hoping to reach knockout stage for first time at Euro 2024

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Germany's head coach Julian Nagelsmann celebrates after the Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024. (Christian Charisius/dpa via AP)

Germany looking to book spot in Euro 2024 knockout stage with another win against Hungary

By Daniella Matar - Associated Press

Switzerland's Breel Embolo celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Group A match between Hungary and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Embolo scores on comeback as Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, second left, arrives for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

NATO defense ministers thrash out new security aid and training support plan for Ukraine

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban addresses the media after receiving the results of the European Parliamentary elections in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Top EU court fines Hungary $216 million for flouting asylum law

By Ella Joyner - Associated Press

Migrants aboard a rubber boat end up in the water while others cling on to a centifloat before being rescued by a team of the Sea Watch-3, around 35 miles away from Libya, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. European Union nations will discuss on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, sweeping new reforms to the bloc's failed asylum system as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace, with migration expected to be an important issue. (AP Photo/Valeria Mongelli, File)

EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Romanian opposition party leader George Simion talks with Tim Constantine at last week's MEGA (Make Europe Great Again) conference in Romania. (Tim Constantine)

Romania leading Europe into a new conservative era

By Tim Constantine

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, April 6, 2023. Xi will start his Europe tour in Paris on May 6-7, 2024, meeting with Macron, who has been stressing the idea of European strategic autonomy from the U.S. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool, File)

As China’s Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Peter Magyar, a former insider within Orban's ruling Fidesz party speaks during a protest outside the Hungarian Interior Ministry building to demand stronger protections for children and Interior minister Sandor Pinter to step down, in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 26, 2024. The demonstration was the latest in a series of large anti-government protests that Magyar has mobilized in recent weeks, and comes as the political newcomer is campaigning for EU elections this June with his new party, Respect and Freedom (TISZA). (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Orban challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary

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Former Hungarian government insider Peter Magyar gives a speech next tot Kossut Lajos Square on Tuesdy, in Budapest, Hungary, March 26, 2024. Magyar on Tuesday released a recording that he claims proves senior officials in the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban manipulated court documents to cover up their involvement in a corruption case. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Former Hungarian insider releases audio he says is proof of corruption in embattled Orban government

By Justin Spike - Associated Press