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Will Viktor Orban’s Legacy Live On in Brussels, Even Without Him?
14 April 2026 at 12:11

Will Viktor Orban’s Legacy Live On in Brussels, Even Without Him?

14 April 2026 at 12:11

By: Jeanna Smialek and Koba Ryckewaert

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s newly ousted prime minister, helped to finance a Brussels think tank that pushes his populist vision. It will outlast him, at least for a while.

Viktor Orban at an European Union summit meeting in Brussels, in March.

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Trump and MAGA Embraced Orban. Now, They’re Worried by His Loss in Hungary’s Election.
14 April 2026 at 02:29

Trump and MAGA Embraced Orban. Now, They’re Worried by His Loss in Hungary’s Election.

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14 April 2026 at 02:29

By: Kellen Browning and Shane Goldmacher

Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, and his right-wing playbook were embraced by parts of the American right. Now some are worried by his defeat.

Many of President Trump’s supporters have seen Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary as a kindred spirit, and as an incubator of ideas that they embraced.

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Trump Will Never Be the ‘Fertilization President’
22 April 2025 at 00:55

Trump Will Never Be the ‘Fertilization President’

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22 April 2025 at 00:55

By: Michelle Goldberg

Trump will never be the ‘fertilization president.’

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‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook
20 March 2025 at 18:00

‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook

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20 March 2025 at 18:00

By: Amanda Taub

The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.

President Trump at the Kennedy Center on Monday.

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EU Agrees to 50 Billion Euro Fund for Ukraine
1 February 2024 at 11:03

EU Agrees to 50 Billion Euro Fund for Ukraine

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1 February 2024 at 11:03

By: Matina Stevis-Gridneff

The Hungarian leader, Viktor Orban, had been the sole holdout to the 50 billion euro plan aimed at keeping the economy afloat during the war with Russia.

Members of the Ukrainian military trained on a Leopard-1A5 tank before moving forward to the front line for battle in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine in December.