Hosting a summit of European leaders in Budapest, Orban took centre stage amid a renewed hope that his ties with Trump could boost his leverage across EU, where he was until recently snuffed due to hi

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will host dozens of European leaders in Budapest later this week boosted by his "dear friend" Donald Trump's US election victory, but with relations with other EU states increasingly strained.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is calling for a new EU strategy on Ukraine following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. Since Trump might halt US aid to Kiev in its defence against Russia,

Orban, who has grown increasingly isolated within the EU for his ties with Russia and opposition to military aid for Ukraine, has praised Trump as a "man of peace" who would quickly end the war. The two spoke by phone late on Wednesday, and Orban posted on social media: "We have big plans for the future".

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Nov. 3, as cited by Hungarian news outlet Telex, that if Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidency, "Europe cannot remain pro-war," supposedly referring to EU's defense assistance to Ukraine,

Some political analysts and pollsters believe that the Republican candidate is poised for one of the most surprising comebacks in history, according to a Politico report on Nov. 4. A Trump victory in the U.

Orban opposes military aid to Ukraine and has made clear he thinks Trump shares his views and would negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine. He backs former president Trump, the Republic candidate, to beat Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Tuesday's U.

According to Viktor Orban, quoted by Reuters, Europe will have to reconsider its support for Ukraine if Donald Trump becomes president of the United States. The continent cannot bear the burden of war alone.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that if Donald Trump wins the US elections, Europe will be unable to maintain its "pro-war course" – that is, the desire to aid Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.