Learned helplessness: Balázs Orbán, Ukraine and Hungarian historical memory
The statement by the PM's advisor that "1956 teaches us not to resist Russian opression" exposed a core reason of the Orbán government's treatment of the war in Ukraine.
The statement by the PM's advisor that "1956 teaches us not to resist Russian opression" exposed a core reason of the Orbán government's treatment of the war in Ukraine.
Last autumn the government also banned imports of Ukrainian honey, but now it allows it again. Hungarian beekeepers feel the decision is a slap in the face.
They do not receive any material support from the Budapest government, but a group of Hungarian civilians have so far collected more than 100 million forints in donations for them.
Ukrainian sources suspect that Russia used Chinese-made security cameras to spy on bombing targets. The same Chinese companies appeared in several recent public procurements in Hungary.
Pro-Orbán media massively overstates the refugee crisis, which is then used to attack the Ukrainian government.
Previously, the manufacturer was owned by the Hungarian Defence Minister, and is connected to MOL, and a company called Magyar Vagon, known for its ties to Russia's Transmasholding.
The Hungarian intelligence service has assessed the information contained in the leaked Pentagon documents ("War Leaks") on Hungary as credible – comfirming the information previously reported by Átlátszó.
French military helicopters were delivered to the Ukrainian border police via Győr-Pér airport in Western Hungary, and were recorded by a public web camera.
Hungarian government discusses arms transfers to Ukraine in Brussels under complete media silence in Hungary.
Some are reportedly taking advantage of the war situation to facilitate the entry of non-EU citizens across the Ukrainian-Hungarian border.
The disinformation ecosystem not only shares and spreads the fake news fabricated by sloppily assembled, pro-Kremlin websites within itself, but sometimes it is also republished by some Hungarian pro-government media outlets (Origo, Magyar Nemzet, HírTV, Mandiner, Pesti Srácok) and even by public broadcasting channels (hirado.hu).
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