Can tougher words from Donald Trump get Hungary to agree on tougher measures against Russia? The rest of the EU hopes – but wonders if the pressure is really serious.
World politicsThe Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán launches a harsh attack on Sweden in a post on X. He claims, among other things, incorrectly that over 280 girls have been arrested for murder. ”Hair-raising lies”, responds Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Swedish politicsSwedish soldiers can be sent to Ukraine – but first when a ceasefire is in place, according to Minister of Defence Pål Jonson (The Moderate Party). His Lithuanian colleague simultaneously calls Russia's president Vladimir Putin a "damned murderer".
World politicsA meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin is possible – but first after Ukraine has received concrete security guarantees, says president Volodymyr Zelenskyj. But Russia says that the idea of European forces in Ukraine would be "completely unacceptable".
WorldDonald Trump has spoken with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to discuss Ukraine and the country's potential possibility of becoming an EU member. Orbán simultaneously offered to host a meeting between Zelenskyj and Putin.
ConflictsAfter being banned from Hungary, the Irish rappers in Kneecap send a rebellious greeting – with social media as a weapon – to their audience in the country.
MusicBosnia's electoral authority has dismissed the separatist Bosnian Serb president Milorad Dodik.
World politicsBudapest's mayor Gergely Karácsony was questioned by Hungarian police on Friday about the city's 30th Pride parade, which attracted a record number of participants despite an official ban.
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