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The United States imposed sanctions on a senior member of the Hungarian government for alleged corruption, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday, a move Budapest said it would challenge when President-elect Donald Trump takes power.
While clearly tongue-in-cheek, it also reflects the serious tension that has built up between Ukraine and Hungary, with Budapest offering support for Moscow’s narratives over the war in Ukraine and obstructing the Western bodies’ efforts to bolster Kyiv.
The latest sanctions comes as the U.S. has intensified scrutiny of Hungary's alignment with Russia with previous sanctions imposed in 2023.
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Peter Magyar, the opposition challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told Reuters he would keep Hungary firmly anchored in the European Union and NATO if he wins elections due in early 2026 and would strive for "pragmatic relations" with Russia.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin's allies in Hungary and Slovakia are increasingly facing backlash for their pro-Moscow stance.
The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it had imposed sanctions on a senior Hungarian government official, Antal Rogan, for suspected involvement in corruption in Hungary. Rogan is a close aide of of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and runs his cabinet office.
Hungary's prime minister says sanctions issued by the United States last week against a powerful Hungarian official have “strengthened” that official’s standing within the populist government.
Fidesz secured a landslide victory with two-thirds of the votes at the by-election in Tolna.
The renewal of the restrictions set to expire at the end of January has been in limbo due to Hungarys veto threats EU officials are d