Hungary’s capital will host the next Trump–Putin summit on Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed on Thursday. The talks aim to revive negotiations stalled since August and come just as Zelenskyy pushes Washington for long-range Tomahawk missiles to strike deep inside Russia.
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the second Hungarian to receive the prestigious honour. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated him, calling Krasznahorkai a ‘pride of Hungary’.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary could soon classify Antifa as a terrorist organization, echoing a similar initiative by US President Donald Trump. Orbán recalled violent attacks in Budapest in 2023, when Italian MEP Ilaria Salis joined Antifa groups targeting people with a ‘right-wing appearance’, and stated that such movements must be treated like the Islamic State.
Viktor Orbán warned on X that Sweden is collapsing into ‘barbarism’, citing reports of organized crime using minors for murders. The Hungarian PM accused Stockholm of failing to protect its citizens despite lecturing others on the rule of law.
Leftist MEPs blocked a one-minute silence for assassinated US conservative Charlie Kirk, sparking outrage among Patriots for Europe. Videos showed socialist chair cutting off the tribute, while right-wing MEPs protested. Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán called Kirk’s murder the result of the left’s hate campaign.
A panel on post-liberalism at MCC Feszt 2025 featuring Patrick Deneen, Gladden Pappin, and Chad Pecknold has drawn sharp criticism from liberal thinkers on X, who condemned the speakers’ praise for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his model of illiberal democracy.
‘In recent years, relations between Middle Eastern and Central European countries have become increasingly close in the fields of investment, renewable energy, education, and technological cooperation. Under the “Eastern Opening” policy of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, ties were significantly strengthened with non-Western countries…’
Former US Ambassador to Hungary has published an opinion piece in The New York Times, comparing the supposed authoritarian power grab by President Trump to that of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary—certainly not the first such piece in a Western mainstream media publication. Bryan Leib has responded.
Under the banner ‘You Can Count on Us!’, the iconic Tusványos festival returns to Băile Tușnad, Romania this July, promising political debate, international guests, and Viktor Orbán’s annual speech. The event will foster dialogue amid geopolitical tensions and Hungary’s looming election season.
Taking over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Denmark has promised to exert maximum pressure on Hungary to lift its veto on Ukraine’s EU accession. However, looking back over recent years, there have been several similar threats against Viktor Orbán’s government, and Copenhagen does not have anything new to bring to the table either.