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ANO party leader and Prime Minister-elect Andrej Babiš (3rd R) answers to journalists after signing a new coalition government agreement with the leader of SPD party Tomio Okamura (2nd L) and the leader of Motorists for Themselves party Petr Macinka (R) at the Czech Parliament in Prague on November 3, 2025.

New Czech Government To Swiftly Reject EU Migration Pact and ETS2 Scheme

Zoltán Kottász December 5, 2025

Andrej Babiš’s government will break with Brussels’ agenda on its first day in office.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “balanced position” on Ukraine as the two leaders met in the Kremlin on Friday, November 28th for talks focused on the war, energy security, and the prospect of Budapest hosting a future U.S.–Russia summit. Putin said that Moscow appreciated Hungary’s “moderate stance.” He also thanked Orbán for being prepared to host a meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest. The talks in Moscow—Orbán’s second visit since last year—underline the Hungarian leader’s unique role within the European Union. Since the beginning of the war, he has been the only EU head of government to maintain open communication channels with the Kremlin, and the only one to consistently call for peace talks rather than increased military support for Ukraine. Western European leaders and Brussels, by contrast, have preferred to fuel the war through military aid packages while failing to produce any strategy for diplomatic negotiations. Similarly to Putin, Trump, too, has welcomed Orbán’s distinct diplomatic strategy as the U.S. president is pushing his own plan for ending the war. Budapest was agreed upon as a future venue for a U.S.-Russia summit, but an agreement on Trump’s 28-point peace plan would have to be a precursor to that. While the EU is currently focusing on seizing Russian assets to use as a so-called reparations loan for Ukraine, it is simultaneously upset that it is being excluded from peace talks as Trump and Orbán make efforts to bring Moscow to the negotiating table. On Thursday, Putin said he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims as its own—otherwise his army would take it by force. Washington’s original plan would have seen Kyiv withdraw from its eastern Donetsk region and the United States de facto recognise the Donetsk, Crimea, and Lugansk regions as Russian, but Washington backtracked following criticism from Europe, and has not yet released the new version. Another central issue for Orbán in his dealings with Russia is the question of energy. “Energy supplies from Russia form the basis of Hungary’s energy supply now and will remain so in the future,” he said during the meeting, stressing that stable oil and gas deliveries were essential to keeping Hungarian energy prices the lowest in the EU. Ahead of the trip, Orbán said he had recently travelled to Washington to secure an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy companies. “We succeeded,” he announced on social media. BLOCK QUOTE Now we must take the next step, guaranteeing that deliveries to Hungary continue without interruption. This is why I am going to Russia today: to make sure Hungary’s energy supply remains secure and affordable this winter and in the year ahead. https://x.com/PM_ViktorOrban/status/1994348592996229323 His political director, Balázs Orbán, warned that Europe was “steering onto an increasingly wartime course”, cutting itself off from Russian energy while pushing for new sanctions, accelerating Ukraine’s EU accession, and risking elevating the conflict “into a broader Europe–Russia confrontation.” Hungary argues that such policies harm European competitiveness and ignore the interests of EU citizens, particularly as households across the bloc struggle with soaring energy prices.

UPDATED As the EU Pushes Sanctions, Orbán Talks Peace and Energy Cooperation in Moscow

Zoltán Kottász November 28, 2025

Vladimir Putin praised the Hungarian PM’s “balanced position” as the two leaders discussed Ukraine, energy, and a possible Budapest peace summit.

Czech President Petr Pavel (L) and Polish President Karol Nawrocki (R) review a military honor guard in front of the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 24, 2025.

Nawrocki Visits Prague in Bid to Reforge V4 Alliance

Zoltán Kottász November 24, 2025

As Hungary, Slovakia, and a new Czech government align, the Polish president seeks to pull Poland back into a stronger V4.

Europe Losing Fight Against Rapidly Evolving Global Drug Trade

Zoltán Kottász November 19, 2025

Experts warn Europe is being outpaced by cartels as drugs, migration and organised crime converge.

Belgium Admits Gaza Arrivals Wearing Pro-Hamas Jihadist Symbols

Zoltán Kottász November 14, 2025

The right-wing Vlaams Belang has expressed its outrage over the lack of vetting of evacuees.

Poland’s President of the Republic Karol Nawrocki

Defending the Republic: Nawrocki Stands Against the Liberal-Left’s Judicial Coup

Zoltán Kottász November 12, 2025

In an act of defiance, the Polish president has refused to approve 46 judicial nominations.

Polish Vote Sparks Authoritarianism Fears: Former Justice Minister Stripped of Immunity

Zoltán Kottász November 7, 2025

Zbigniew Ziobro: “I will not allow anyone to silence me or deprive me of my right to defence.”

A Nation Under Siege: 67,000 Linked to Sweden’s Gang Crisis

Zoltán Kottász November 7, 2025

The officials presenting the findings on gang violence called them “very serious.”

Pregnant People or Women? BBC Faces Backlash Over Censure of News Anchor

Zoltán Kottász November 7, 2025

Martine Croxall has been punished for stating a scientific fact.

Wave of Far-left Violence Against AfD Alarms Even German Authorities

Zoltán Kottász November 7, 2025

According to the interior ministry, there is now an “elevated abstract threat” against AfD members, particularly from the violent left-wing extremist scene.

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