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‘Deserves a smack upside the hat’: Zelenskyy calls out one leader at Davos for ‘selling out European interests’’

At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a fiery speech that burned through the whole of Europe. He dragged the leaders inside Europe who, in Zelenskyy’s words, are helping dismantle it from within. But there was a special mention even without…

The Mary Sue · Jan 23

What Hungary’s election could mean for Europe as Orbán faces toughest test

The result of Viktor Orbán's re-election campaign will have implications far beyond Hungary's borders

The Independent UK · Jan 15

The Making of an Autocrat: podcast out now

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Viktor Orban today. The list goes on.

The Conversation · Jan 15

Ghost of Franco still haunts Spanish politics, 50 years on

In Spain, far-right parties such as Vox have reiterated their allegiance to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago on 20 November, 1975. In a bid to counterbalance this, the country's leftist government has announced hundreds of events throughout the year to mark the restoration of democracy.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 20, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘in secret talks’ with Putin’s envoy over Gaza-style peace deal

Trump's special envoy is due to meet Zelensky later today

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Macron says peace deal can be struck next year after Kyiv buys 100 French fighter jets

Zelensky said the agreement to supply fighter jets would significantly improve Ukraine’s air defences

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Putin ally Viktor Orban claims Ukraine has ‘no chance’ of winning war

The Hungarian leader has repeatedly criticised Kyiv’s resistance against Russian aggression

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Orbán and opposition rival stage rallies in Gyor as Hungary gears up for next year's elections

The series of rallies came a week after Orbán visited the White House, where he was granted a one-year exemption from US sanctions on importing oil and gas from Russia.

Euronews · Nov 15, 2025

Orbán says Trump has agreed to grant Hungary an exemption from sanctions on Russian energy purchases

The Hungarian leader said he has managed to convince US President Donald Trump to grant his country a full exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian energy, after detailing to him the dire consequences it would have on the Hungarian people.

Euronews · Nov 8, 2025

Trump claims his three-word plan would set up GOP to ‘never lose another election’ — despite Tuesday’s blue tsunami losses

Trump laid out his plan for keeping Republicans in power indefinitely alongside Hungarian Prime Minister and ‘illiberal democracy’ proponent Viktor Orban

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025