War, Change of Course, Continuity

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War, Change of Course, Continuity

Hungary’s Ukraine and Russia Policy

Rácz, András

From the journal OE Zeitschrift Osteuropa, Volume 72, July 2022, issue 4-5

Published by Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag

Auf ganzer Front – Russlands Krieg: Friktionen und Folgen, 3971 Words
Original language: German
OE 2022, pp 155-163
https://doi.org/10.35998/oe-2022-0136

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With Hungary’s approval, Ukraine was declared a candidate for EU membership on June 23, 2022. This marked a change of course for Budapest. Due to bilateral conflicts with Kyiv, Budapest had previously blocked all of Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic ambitions. Hungary’s Ukraine policy remains in flux. Irrespective of the war, Hungary continues to pursue its “opening to the East” towards Russia. This strategy aims to expand economic cooperation. Hungary has so far supported the EU sanctions against Russia, but Viktor Orbán makes no secret of the fact that he opposes them. Domestically, Orbán has used the war to consolidate his power.

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András Rácz

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