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DARK SECRETS: 22 - The Real Truth

As Russia’s war grinds on, is global support for Ukraine waning?

Experts say Kyiv is likely worried as Slovakia votes for a pro-Russia politician, Poland drops aid, and the US wavers.

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023

Worry and concern follow pro-Kremlin candidate's victory in Slovakia election

Former prime minister Robert Fico campaigned as a left-wing populist, opposing continued military support for Ukraine and aligning with Russia against the United States.

WEKU · Oct 2, 2023

How will a pro-Russia party winning Slovakia vote affect the Ukraine war?

Ex-PM Robert Fico is set to replace a technocrat government that has been backing Kyiv against the Russian invasion.

Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2023

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Migration ‘used to mobilise voters’ ahead of elections in Slovakia and Poland

Migration has become a hot-button issue in Slovakia and Poland ahead of upcoming elections on September 30 and October 15, with politicians evoking the hotly debated topic to galvanise voters and governments reintroducing border checks in the region.

France 24 · Sep 29, 2023

Orban extends reach across border to make TSC a football power in ‘Serbia-Hungary’

West Ham’s Europa League opponents are one of several clubs outside Hungary benefiting from Hungarian assistance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Nationalist, populist, far-right parties eye rising support across Europe

A backlash against immigration, LGBTQ rights, abortion and support for Ukraine is unfolding across the continent.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023

Gordon Brown warns ‘aggressive nationalism’ is sweeping the world

The former Labour prime minister said countries must stop ‘blaming each other for what goes wrong’, and we must come together to find a solution.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

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Coe applauds Budapest atmosphere claiming city is ready to host Olympics

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, has hailed the ‘electric atmosphere’ in Budapest and says the city is ready to host the Olympics

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Budapest welcomes world of athletics to savour revamp on banks of Danube

Just over six years ago, a popular movement stymied plans for Budapest to enter a bid to stage the 2024 Olympic Games. Out of that surge against Viktor Orban's government came the Momentum political party.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 18, 2023

US imposes travel restrictions on Hungarian passport holders over ‘security concerns’

The United States is imposing travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary over concerns that the identities of nearly 1 million foreigners granted Hungarian passports over nine years were not sufficiently verified

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders, citing security concerns

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

Booksellers in Hungary must decide whether to comply with a law requiring books that depict homosexuality to be placed in closed packaging on their shelves

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023

Hungary fines book chain for selling British author’s LGBT+ novels

Shop penalised for displaying book in young adult section without special covering

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023

Mark Rutte: longest-serving Dutch PM set to leave politics

Mark Rutte, the longest-serving Dutch prime minister in history, is to stand down after 13 years in power.

The Week · Jul 11, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Sweden's rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership

When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

‘Teflon Mark’ finally comes unstuck as Dutch PM says he will leave politics

Mark Rutte to end stint as the longest-serving leader in nation’s history in wake of his coalition government collapsing over immigration row

Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2023

US may have solution to Turkey's opposition to Swedish NATO bid

With Nato leaders due to gather in Vilnius Tuesday for a two day summit, Sweden's membership bid hangs in the balance. Turkish President Recep Erdogan, outraged by the burning of a Koran outside a Stockholm mosque, is resisting international pressure over his opposition to Sweden's bid. The Turkish leader is…

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023

Hungary ignoring requests for contact with war prisoners: Ukraine

Kyiv says prisoner transfer serves Orban’s interests, but Budapest claims POWs are free to leave.

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Roll Call · Jun 15, 2023

Risch blocks Hungary arms package over Sweden's stalled NATO bid - Roll Call

Sen. Jim Risch put a hold on an arms export package to pressure Hungary to stop blocking Sweden's NATO admission.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023

Hungary’s hostage diplomacy: PM Orban frees human traffickers

Hungary’s anti-migrant leader prompts alarm in Brussels and neighbouring countries by releasing 777 people smugglers.

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

From Donald Trump to Danielle Smith: 4 ways populists are jeopardizing democracy

In 1954, Richard Hofstadter, the eminent American historian of modern conservatism, asked a provocative question about his era’s assault on progressive and left-wing ideals, known as McCarthyism: Where did this extremism come from?

Radio France Internationale · May 24, 2023

Freedom House report on former Warsaw pact says Hungary's democracy ranking is sliding

Hungary's record on democracy slid further last year, US research group Freedom House said Wednesday, as it faulted the conduct of elections in which right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban again triumphed.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

Hungary’s Orban says ‘poor Ukrainians’ cannot win against Russia

Orban addresses a forum in Qatar, saying peace can only be achieved through diplomacy.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

Hungary's Orban: better relations with Sweden needed before NATO membership

Relations between Hungary and Sweden must improve before the Nordic state's bid for NATO membership is approved, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Hungarians protest against new teachers' law, police violence

Thousands of Hungarians rallied in Budapest on Friday to protest against new legislation that would eliminate the public servant status of teachers, as well as police tear-gassing of teenagers during a previous demonstration.

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