If anyone has lost an ally in Europe, it is the President of the United States

... politician. He has been and remains a moderate Hungarian nationalist. His contacts with Moscow were aimed at securing Hungary’s interests, particularly in the energy sector. His conflict with Kiev stemmed not from sympathy toward Russia, but from Ukraine’s disregard for Hungarian interests in energy and the treatment of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia. It should not be forgotten that under Orbán, Budapest voted in favor of EU sanctions packages against Russia and remained a generally ...