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To the victor go the spoils – the big winners and losers of Trump’s second presidency – CET op-ed

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, no stranger to political brinkmanship, went all in on Donald Trump's election victory: a win…

2 weeks ago

EU shuns Budapest meetings, as Hungary’s rotating presidency whirls on

Despite only starting its EU rotating presidency on 1 July, Hungary has already made it one of the more memorable…

4 months ago

Orban makes surprise visits to Ukraine, Russia, China on ‘mission for peace’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was accused of mission creep by the international community after he opened his first week…

5 months ago

CEE leaders react to Russian revolt

An apparent attempted coup d'etat led by the head of a mercenary group in Russia over the weekend set off…

1 year ago

Orban won by a landslide, but Hungary’s economy is sliding too

The Hungarian Ministry of Finance took the unusual step of issuing a public statement aimed at international investors on Friday.…

3 years ago

Russian troops regrouping, not withdrawing, says NATO chief

NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that intelligence showed Russian forces in Ukraine were not withdrawing, but appeared to…

3 years ago

Ukraine, Russia find glimmer of hope in Istanbul negotiations, but hostilities on ground continue

Wednesday saw a flurry of statements from Moscow and Kyiv on the prospects for peace in Ukraine, following talks between…

3 years ago

Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend

Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia,…

3 years ago

US will honour “sacred obligation” to NATO allies, says Biden

In a speech closing his visit to Poland, US President Joe Biden reassured NATO allies in Central and Eastern Europe…

3 years ago

NATO agrees to beef up eastern flank defences at emergency summit

At an emergency NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said that the defence alliance had “never…

3 years ago

“Clear evidence” of war crimes in Ukraine, says US Pentagon

The US Defence Department says there is “clear evidence” that Russian forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine, according to…

3 years ago

“Conflicts and confrontations” in no one’s interest, says China’s Xi Jinping

Chinese president Xi Jinping spoke to US President Joe Biden today for an hour and 50 minutes on Friday about…

3 years ago

Moscow approach to peace talks becoming “more constructive”, says Zelensky representative

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine held a fourth round of peace talks on Monday, aiming for  a ceasefire, the withdrawal…

3 years ago

Russian forces attack military facility just 10km from Ukraine’s border with Poland

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, in the west of Ukraine, Sunday…

3 years ago

Biden vows to defend “every inch of NATO territory”, Russia set to lose “MFN” trade status

US troops will not fight in Ukraine, but would defend “every inch of NATO territory” US President Joe Biden said…

3 years ago

US ban on Russian hydrocarbons the price of “defending freedom”

Russian state media outlets are reporting that Moscow has announced another humanitarian ceasefire to allow civilians to flee. Civilians continued…

3 years ago

NATO rejects “no-fly” zone request from Kyiv

NATO cannot fulfil Kyiv’s wish for enforcement of a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine's territory, according to the defence alliance’s Jens…

3 years ago

Macron warns Putin of his “major mistake”, Ukraine and Russia agree on opening humanitarian corridors

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin by telephone for one-and-a-half hours on Thursday. He told his…

3 years ago

UN condemns Ukraine attack, calls for complete withdrawal of Russian forces

In an emergency General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and called for complete…

3 years ago

There are no winners in war, but it does matter who loses: history turns on it – CET

The war in Ukraine is a further nail in the coffin of the Pax Americana. Donald Trump began the dismantling…

3 years ago