“Russia will remain the most significant and direct threat to the Alliance for the foreseeable future,” he wrote. Iohannis would be the first NATO chief from a country that was once in the Soviet bloc, but he faces an uphill struggle to edge out Rutte. The U.S., Britain, France and Germany — the four biggest … Read more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday he supported a bid from Sweden to join NATO, ending months of tensions over whether his country would approve the Nordic nation into the Western security alliance. Orbán said after a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Budapest on Friday that Hungary’s Parliament would meet Monday … Read more
After months of delay, Orbán officially backed Sweden’s candidacy in January, but it still needs to be validated by the Hungarian parliament. The parliamentary vote should be a formality, as Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party holds a comfortable majority. But Fidesz leaders on Monday demanded that Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson first visit Budapest before the … Read more