Budapest had been the final obstacle to the Nordic country’s joining the alliance, which has been trying to isolate Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Author: ANDREW HIGGINS
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Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, said after a meeting with Sweden’s leader, and a deal for more fighter jets, that the two countries are “ready to fight for each other.”
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Third Ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Resigns Over Child Abuse Pardon Scandal
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EU Ukraine Aid Deal Is a Pawn in Orban’s Longer Populist Game
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Sweden’s Leader Says He Will Meet With Orban to Advance NATO Bid
The Hungarian leader, Viktor Orban, invited his Swedish counterpart to Budapest for talks. Hungary is the last country to vote to accept Sweden’s bid to join NATO after Turkey’s Parliament did so this week.
Orban Urges Hungary’s Parliament to Back Sweden’s NATO Bid
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