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The European Union's tensions with Hungary have intensified due to Budapest's alleged softening of Schengen visa restrictions for Russian citizens, leaving the EU Commission awaiting further clarification from Hungary on its "National Card" program.

In a recent speech at a Summer University in Romania, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned of an impending Asian "world order" and criticized the European Union, suggesting it is headed for oblivion. Orban expressed support for Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, stating that Europe has failed to protect its own interests and is blindly following American foreign policy.

Hungary will block European Union refunds to member states that provided ammunition to Ukraine until Kyiv resumes the transit of oil from Russia's Lukoil through a pipeline across Ukrainian territory, Hungary's foreign minister announced on Tuesday.

This handout from the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) account of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban @PM_ViktorOrban posted on July 11, 2024 shows Orban (L) posing with former U.S. president Donald Trump at Trump's estate in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban discussed bilateral ties and regional and global issues Tuesday.

While Hungary's Victor Orban - who currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU - is bidding to become the dominant hard-right force in the EU, he's also raising eyebrows on the international level.

As European leaders flock to Washington for the NATO Summit, selecting the new European leadership is in full swing in Brussels. Ursula von der Leyen is engaged in a series of meetings to prevent any accidents in the secret ballot in Strasbourg next week.

Concern is growing in European capitals regarding the peacemaker role that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has assumed during his visits to Ukraine, Russia, and China. Diplomatic sources in Brussels reported this to Bulgarian media "Club Z".

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is currently visiting China, where he plans to engage in talks with President Xi Jinping. According to Orban's press office, this visit is part of the prime minister's ongoing mission to promote peace.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday that world powers should help Russia and Ukraine re-start direct negotiations during a visit to Beijing branded a "peace mission" by the European leader.