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Czech Republic delivers dozens of tanks to Ukraine

The Editorial Board April 7, 2022

Czechia/Ukraine – In an article published on Tuesday, the Czech website Echo24 confirmed the rumours that had been circulating for several days about the delivery of non-modernised Soviet-made BVP (BMP-1) infantry combat vehicles and T-72 tanks to Ukraine. The delivery of such…

Magyar Nemzet

War or peace

Partenaire April 5, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 3 April 2022. A conversation with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Mr. Prime Minister, according to my calculations, this is the 27th national campaign you are participating in. Yet still, the current one…

Magyar Nemzet

Katalin Novák: Hungary’s heart is beating at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border

Partenaire April 3, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 3 April 2022. “We Hungarians are on the side of peace; we must stay out of this war” “What the Russian-Ukrainian war refugees are asking for, we can provide: security, organized accommodations…

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Poland and Germany demanding from the EU: 1,000 euros/month per refugee

The Editorial Board April 2, 2022

Poland/Germany – The war in Ukraine is continuously feeding the daily flow of Ukrainian refugees in its neighbouring countries (4.1 million according to the latest UNHCR figures dated 31 March, including almost 2.4 million in Poland), the Polish and German governments asked,…

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Polish Catholic and Orthodox reactions to Russia’s war in Ukraine

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault April 2, 2022

Poland – Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill waited almost a full day on 24 February, the date of the launch of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, to speak and express, in a brief message, his compassion for the suffering of…

Magyar Nemzet

War causing ethnic shifts in Transcarpathia

Partenaire April 1, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 1 April 2022. “We have always been good, reliable neighbors to Ukraine” “Hungary is putting aside disputes with Ukraine during this war and understands the Ukrainian statements critical of Hungary, because as long…

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Viktor Orbán presents himself as a bulwark against the war’s expansion

The Editorial Board April 1, 2022

Hungary – On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was a guest on the show Napi Aktuális Extra on Hír TV. He took the opportunity to explain the Hungarian stance on the Russian-Ukrainian war once again. “It’s a Russian-Ukrainian war” Viktor Orbán stated:…

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Ukraine: what exactly is Hungary being reproached for?

Ferenc Almássy March 31, 2022

Hungary – “There can be no Russian networks in Europe that split the EU from within, those that are trying to help Russia make as much money as possible even now. Everyone knows very well who in the European Union opposes humanity…

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Russia warns Slovakia against sending heavy weapons to Ukraine

The Editorial Board March 30, 2022

Slovakia – With the Russian-Ukrainian war going on for well over a month now, some countries – including Slovakia – are considering delivering heavy Soviet or Russian-made weaponry to Ukraine, a move Moscow says it will not tolerate. Slovakia considers delivering its…

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NATO Summit: Viktor Orbán says no to Ukraine’s demands

The Editorial Board March 28, 2022

Hungary/NATO – A NATO summit devoted to the situation in Ukraine was held in Brussels on Thursday, 24 March in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took part via video link. Moved by a sense of solidarity with Ukraine because it is under…

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45 Russian diplomats expelled from Poland

The Editorial Board March 26, 2022

Poland – In yet another collateral impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war that has been going on for a month now, the spokesman for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lukasz Jasina, announced on Wednesday, 23 March that the Warsaw authorities had decided…

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Facing flood of refugees, Hungary asks EU for recovery loan

The Editorial Board March 25, 2022

Hungary – Last year, Hungary opted to only apply for the grant component of the NextGeneration EU recovery plan while waiving its loan component. Faced today with an influx of Ukrainian refugees, the Hungarian authorities have decided to ask the European Union…