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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban gestures during a press conference during the European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

In Europe, Trump is a godsend for some, for others a nightmare

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, left, welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, on May 13, 2019. European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Trump wanted. Although not as openly as Orban, who visited Trump's Mar-a-Lago after the 2024 NATO summit, European officials work to build relationships with the Trump camp, former diplomats say, adding that building wide circles of contacts is just part of being a good diplomat. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Trump presents mixed bag for European conservatives; divisions emerge even as many root for return

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during the meating to mark the 68th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, at the Millenaris Park, in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Orban highlights EU dysfunction with a surprise trip to Georgia

By Raf Casert and Justin Spike - Associated Press

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris walking on stage for a campaign rally, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

America’s allies and enemies pick Harris as world weighs in on U.S. election

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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 Viktor Orban makes surprise visit to Moscow, angering other EU leaders

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photograph made available by the Republika Srpska Presidential Press Service, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks after receiving the Order of Republika Srpska from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik during his visit to Banja Luka, Bosnia, Friday, April 5, 2024. Orban is on a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Republika Srpska Presidential Press Service via AP)

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives a medal from pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at CPAC in Dallas, Aug. 4, 2022. Former President Donald Trump is meeting Friday, March 8, 2024, with Orban, a prominent conservative populist whose crackdowns in Hungary have sparked criticism that he's eroding that country's democracy. The meeting comes as Hungary has had conflicts with President Joe Biden's administration. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

EU’s parliament opens court case over the decision to release funds to Orban’s government in Hungary

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

From left, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and European Council President Charles Michel arrive to a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a one day summit to discuss the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, including support for Ukraine. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

European Union agrees on a new 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary’s veto threat

By Lorne Cook and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech after he was re-elected as party president at the election of officials congress of the ruling Hungarian Fidesz party in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban demands Ukraine’s EU membership be taken off summit agenda

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Dutch politician Geert Wilders and Muslim immigration illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Dutch politician Geert Wilders aims to stop the invasion of Europe

By Don Feder

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Orban will be the center of attention at an EU summit Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Diplomats say EU leaders will directly confront him with accusations he broke EU unity in their support of Ukraine. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Fresh off a hearty Putin handshake, Orban heads into an EU summit on Ukraine

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a yearly State of the Nation address in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 18, 2023. Orban said in a sprawling interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the only path to ending the war in Ukraine would be the reelection of Donald Trump to the presidency. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

Hungary’s prime minister says bringing back Trump is only way to end Ukraine war

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers the keynote speech at the opening session of Hungary Conservative Political Action Conference Hungary in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The two-day CPAC meeting organized by Center for Fundamental Rights of Hungary features some 60 prestigious foreign speakers from 20 countries and five continents. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Orban bemoans liberal ‘virus’ at CPAC conference

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is backdropped by a screen showing the countries that signed a strategic energy partnership at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan met in Romania's capital to conclude an agreement on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Hungarian denies U.S. on list as adversary, defends energy deals with Russia

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban stands after a vote on Finland's bid to join NATO, at the parliament in Budapest, Hungary, on March 27, 2023. Hungary's prime minister sought to bring down the temperature on spiraling tensions between his government and the United States, declaring Friday, April 14, 2023, that the U.S. is Hungary's “friend” despite sanctions Washington imposed on a Budapest-based Russian bank. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

Hungary’s Orban calls U.S. a ‘friend’ despite sanction on bank

By Justin Spike - Associated Press