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Hungary’s Foreign Policy Puzzle
"Orban is intoxicated by his own success," sighs Istvan Szent-Ivanyi, a former Hungarian state secretary and ambassador, referring to the governing party's landslide election victory. "Frankly, given the current situation, I expect his rhetoric to get even sharper, with no signs of changing his pro-Russian and anti-EU line."
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As summit host, Spain urges NATO to watch its southern flank
While Russia's invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa.
EU grants Ukraine candidate status as fighting rages in east
EU leaders granted "candidate status" to Ukraine in its bid to join the bloc, as tensions deepened over Russian gas supplies and Moscow's forces closed in on key cities.
Hungary Falls into Line over EU Sanctions for Russian Invasion of Ukraine
A handout from Russian Defence Ministry press service shows Russian tanks being transported by rail from a ground shooting range in Russia, 18 February 2022. EPA-EFE/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY
US to the UN: Russia has Lists of Ukrainians to be Killed or sent to Camps
The United States has warned the United Nations that it has information that Russia has lists of Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps in the event of an invasion. This is stated in a letter received by AFP on Sunday.
It also says that the United States is deeply concerned and warns of a potential catastrophe involving human rights violations.
Has Russia Already ‘Won’ Over Ukraine?
Russia is taking an awfully long time to invade Ukraine. It may happen any day. President Joe Biden appears to think it's either inevitable or a "distinct possibility" some time in February, as he told Ukraine's President Zelenskyy in a Thursday phone call.
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Kosovo, Albania Ready to Help any Potential US-led Ukraine Mission
With Europe and the United States increasingly concerned over a buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine, some Balkan countries are already offering their services in any potential US-led response to a possible Russian invasion.
BIRN Fact-Check: Has Kosovo Got a Chance of Joining NATO?
Kosovo says it wants to join NATO as soon as possible, but as long as four members of the Western alliance do not recognise it as an independent state, it cannot even participate in military partnership activities.
President Erdoğan defends Turkey's right to strengthen its defense
Turkey can strengthen its defense capabilities in whatever way it wishes, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told The New York Times in a story published on Sept. 29.
Speaking to the U.S. newspaper's editors at the Türkevi Center in New York last week, Erdoğan reiterated that Ankara has not undermined NATO or the Western alliance by purchasing Russia's S-400 missile system.
NATO Greenlights Idea of Building EU Rapid Reaction Force
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that he supported the plans of the EU to build a common defence policy, but he warned against any rapid reaction force that might duplicate allied operations.