After Belgium, it’s time for the unpredictable Hungary: Viktor Orban’s country takes over the Council of the European Union for six months on Monday and has promised. Anti-democratic excesses and links with the Kremlin despite the Russian offensive in Ukraine: the Hungarian presidency is causing unease within the European Parliament and in several member states, at a time when France is also causing concern, with the far right coming out on top in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday.
In Budapest, the government wants to reassure, saying it is ready to assume “the obligations and responsibilities” of its mission which runs until December. “We will act as an impartial mediator, in all loyalty to all member states,” affirmed the Hungarian Minister for European Affairs Janos Boka.
Russia claims this Monday morning to have destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones overnight in western regions bordering Ukraine. “The operating air defense systems destroyed and eliminated 18 drones over the Bryansk region, nine drones were destroyed in the Kursk region and nine drones over the Belgorod region,” reported the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, without reporting possible damage or injuries.
Hello everyone. Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilized to give you all the information on the conflict. This Monday, a rotating presidency worries kyiv’s allies. Conciliating with Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban’s Hungary takes the helm of the Council of the European Union for six months on July 1. This situation arouses the fears of several member states while in France the far right, also known to be more favorable to the Kremlin, came well ahead of the first round of the legislative elections.
