Kremlin says it is glad Hungary’s Magyar seems ready for ‘pragmatic dialogue’ with Russia

April 14, 2026

Reuters: Russia sells oil and gas to Hungary and is building a new nuclear power plant south of Budapest. Orban was useful to Moscow because he often spoke out against EU sanctions on Russia ⁠over its war in Ukraine, opposed Kyiv’s bid to join the EU, and had blocked a 90-billion-euro ($105-billion) EU loan to Ukraine…