US Vice President J.D. Vance explained why official Washington supported Viktor Orbán in the Hungarian elections. This was reported by UNN with reference to FoxNews.
Details
According to Vance, Orbán was one of the few European leaders who "dared to stand up to the bureaucracy in Brussels."
When a European bureaucrat attacks an American company, sometimes the only "no," the only voice in defense of American interests, was Viktor Orbán.
Context
In early April 2026, J.D. Vance traveled to Hungary to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during the parliamentary elections on April 12.
Subsequently, during a joint press conference with Orbán in Budapest, Vance stated that Viktor Orbán had done more to resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine than any other leader in Europe.
J.D. Vance also stated that, according to him, individual representatives of the Ukrainian special services might have tried to influence electoral processes in the US and Hungary.
At the same time, the German authorities accused J.D. Vance of hypocrisy and refuted his accusations of Brussels' interference in the Hungarian elections.
Recall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Tisza party leader Péter Magyar on his victory in the Hungarian parliamentary elections.