Hungary warns Pompeo against Western ‘enormous hypocrisy’ toward Russia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Monday (11 February) that renewed American engagement with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán would help steer the increasingly authoritarian leader away from Russian and Chinese influence.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (R) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold a joint press conference after their meeting in the ministry in Budapest, Hungary, 11 February 2019. [Zsolt Szigetvary/EPA/EFE]

Euractiv.com with AFP Feb 12, 2019 08:02 4 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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