https://freerepublic.com/tag/bozosloveglobalism/ en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:13:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374584/posts Orbán offered his support to Putin, likening his assistance to that of a mouse helping a lion in a well-known Hungarian fable, according to a phone conversation transcript obtained by news agency Bloomberg. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reportedly offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his friendship and assistance, including by hosting peace talks in Budapest, in a phone call last year adding to concerns about Hungary's ties with Moscow. The news was first reported by US news agency Bloomberg on Tuesday, citing a transcript from a bilateral call in October 2025 from the Hungarian government. “Yesterday, our friendship reached such heights... Euro News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374584/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:13:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4374609/posts Richard Schenk heads the Democracy Interference Observatory (DIO) at MCC Brussels, a project dedicated to tracking the ways in which European institutions, Brussels-funded networks and certain political actors intervene in national campaigns across the European Union. In recent months, the observatory has focused much of its work on Hungary. Two days before this weekend’s parliamentary elections, Schenk argues that Budapest has become the main laboratory for a new form of European political pressure: less visible than in previous years, more sophisticated and, above all, built on regulatory, financial, and media instruments. For him, Hungary is no longer simply a conflict... The European Conservative https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4374609/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:31:17 GMT