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Trump and Orbán's Budapest Meeting Sparks Ukraine Tensions
10/17/2025
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- Donald Trump, former U.S. president, plans to meet Vladimir Putin in Budapest to discuss Ukraine, a move that observers view as detrimental to Europe.
- Viktor Orbán, Hungary's prime minister, has opposed Western sanctions and clashed with Zelensky.
- Orbán vows to block Ukraine's EU accession and accuses Kyiv of persecuting ethnic Hungarians.
- Ukraine targeted a Russian pipeline crucial for Hungary, straining Hungary–Ukraine relations as Orbán aligns with Trump.
