Hungarian appearance at two-day event part of Orbán’s transatlantic attempt to bolster Russia’s war
  • PugJesus@kbin.social
    54·
    11 months ago

    All the Putin bootlickers gathering together to plan the best way to betray their countries.

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      Seriously, how bald-faced that Republicans bend over backwards for Orban while giving little grace to literally every other leader of a European nation

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    11 months ago

    Can we just deport conservatives to Russia instead? That would solve almost every major problem the U.S. faces.

    Conservatives love war, they love Putin and they support the Ukraine invasion. They will be in heaven! (Ukranians will make sure of that.)

    #DeportConservatives

    • PugJesus@kbin.social
      8·
      11 months ago

      They will be in heaven! (Ukranians will make sure of that.)

      Thinking warmer climes might be their destination.

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eeEnglish
    16·
    11 months ago

    I feel like actively signalling support of a political party is grounds to send the Hungarian embassy and their staff back home if they’re willing to actively sabotage the efforts of the US and her allies because Orban is mad Zelensky made him look bad.

    • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
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      11 months ago

      it is a bit more tricky than that. It is perfectly fine for foreign leaders to meet with potential election winning parties and discuss policy options. That is normal and done by everyone important enough to be heard.

      Also journalists are not too stupid to see who likes who even if it isnt said out loud

      Now if he comes out in public to endorse them in the next elections that would be meddling and justify such a response. But shitheads meeting to make shithead plans doesn’t cut it yet because normal people also meet normal people to make plans in that context.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Allies of Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to US military support for Ukraine, the Guardian has learned.

    It is expected to feature guests including Magor Ernyei, the international director of the Centre for Fundamental Rights, the institute that organized CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Hungary.

    Seen as Vladimir Putin’s closest ally inside the EU for the past few years, he was photographed smiling and shaking hands with the Russian president two months ago in Beijing.

    Heritage’s president, Kevin Roberts, repeatedly praised the Hungarian leader on X: “One thing is clear from visiting Hungary and from being involved in current policy and cultural debates in America: the world needs a movement that fights for Truth, for tradition, for families, and for the average person.”

    In recent years Orbán has championed a transatlantic far-right alliance with a hardline stance against immigration and “gender ideology”, staunch Christian nationalism and scorn for those who warn of a slide into authoritarianism.

    Dalibor Rohac, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute thinktank in Washington, said: “The Hungarian embassy in DC has been very active lately, trying to repair ties with the Republicans and strengthen them where it’s appropriate.

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