Death of Prigozhin as sign of a strong dictatorship
Friday, August 25th, 2023A pro-government commentator sees no evidence of cracks in the Putin regime. READ MORE
Expert describes how Russia evades sanctions
Friday, August 11th, 2023Despite being ‘the most sanctioned country in world history’, Russia manages to import even high-tech products for military use, one of Hungary’s best-known Russia experts writes. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s position on Ukraine and NATO
Monday, July 24th, 2023Opposition-leaning commentators find cracks within the government camp on the correct approach to Ukraine, while pro-government columnists believe that continuing the war is futile for both sides. READ MORE
Rift persists within NATO on Ukraine’s accession
Friday, July 14th, 2023Commentators offer diverging interpretations of the outcome of the NATO summit in Lithuania as to Ukraine’s future membership in the alliance. READ MORE
A debate on Hungary’s international orientation
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023An independent columnist suggests a majority of Hungarians sympathise with Russia, while a pro-government historian believes they have just been disappointed by the West. READ MORE
Opposing views about whether Hungary is pro-Russian
Friday, July 7th, 2023In a series of opinion pieces, two pundits clash over the stance of the Hungarian government on the war in Ukraine and the feelings of the population about Ukraine and Russia. READ MORE
Weeklies on Wagner mutiny
Monday, July 3rd, 2023Analysts agree that the abortive attempt by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to march on Moscow revealed weaknesses within the Putin regime. One pro-government commentator accuses the opposition of rooting for the head of the Wagner group. READ MORE
Weeklies on the war in Ukraine
Monday, June 19th, 2023Opposition-leaning and pro-government commentators offer sharply opposing views on the latest developments in the war. READ MORE
11 Transcarpathian POWs transferred from Russia to Hungary
Saturday, June 17th, 2023The transfer is reported to be the result of a ‘private deal’ between the Russian Orthodox Church and Hungary’s Christian Democrat Deputy Prime Minister. READ MORE
Military expert expects long drawn-out war in Ukraine
Wednesday, June 14th, 2023A Hungarian-Israeli strategic analyst believes that the first failure of the Ukrainian spring offensive has spared Ukraine a strategic defeat. READ MORE