At a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia has claimed that he considers the Ukrainian government’s delay in restarting the Druzhba pipeline ‘political blackmail’ against Hungary to force Budapest into agreeing with Ukraine’s EU accession. The Druzhba pipeline transports Russian crude oil to Europe.

For Presidents Day 2026, here is the continuation of our website’s subjective ranking with five more of the best and five more of the worst Presidents to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the United States.

Mercedes-Benz saw its net profit fall by 49 per cent last year amid weak sales in China, tariffs and currency pressures, while also recalling nearly 12,000 EQB electric vehicles in the United States over battery fire risks. To ease the pain, the company is investing more in its Kecskemét plant in Hungary.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized Viktor Orbán for blocking Kyiv’s EU accession during remarks at the Munich Security Conference, intensifying an already strained relationship between Ukraine and Hungary. In response, the prime minister condemned the political attacks directed at his government ahead of the parliamentary vote in April, stressing that Kyiv is directly interfering in Hungary’s electoral process.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed support for US-led peace efforts in Ukraine during talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Budapest, where the two sides also signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement.

‘The immigration issue poses immeasurable challenges to our continent—not only financial and demographic, but also cultural. We must be honest: many migrants in Europe have brought with them cultural norms that are not compatible with Western societies. The treatment of women is one clear example.’