Hungarian prosecutors said on Tuesday that Balázs Hankó, former minister of culture and innovation in ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s cabinet, has been detained on suspicion of embezzling funds from the National Cultural Fund (NKA). According to investigators, Hankó, who also headed the fund, took part in creating a “dual system”...
Orbán claims Hungary exempt from U.S. oil sanctions as long as Trump remains president
“No sanctions while Trump and I are in power” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on November 10 that Hungary has secured what he called a “permanent exemption” from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil imports. Writing on Facebook after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, Orbán declared:...