William Nattrass William Nattrass

Should Hungary be punished for its stance on Ukraine?

(Photo: Alamy)

After months of delay, the Hungarian parliament finally started the process of approving Finland and Sweden’s Nato membership this week. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party announced that it would back the two countries’ membership bids, but with Hungary the only country besides Turkey to have dragged its heels on the issue, he is again being accused of being the black sheep of the EU. 

If western powers have an enemy in Orbán, it is arguably one they created themselves

Orbán claims that despite his personal endorsement of Finnish and Swedish Nato membership, his ‘MPs aren’t very enthusiastic.’

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