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JD Vance criticizes Zelenskyy and Ukraine in Hungary on visit campaigning for Viktor Orban

US Vice President JD Vance has criticized EU leaders and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Hungary, echoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's campaign messaging. The Kremlin chimed in from Moscow, too. Grouped from 6 articles across 5 sources.

6 reports5 sourcesApr 8, 2026, 2:14 PM
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JD Vance criticizes Zelenskyy and Ukraine in Hungary on visit campaigning for Viktor Orban

US Vice President JD Vance has criticized EU leaders and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Hungary, echoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's campaign messaging. The Kremlin chimed in from Moscow, too.

ABC AustraliaApr 7, 2026, 8:43 PM

Vance calls Trump as US rallies for Viktor Orbán

US President Donald Trump has sent his vice-president to Hungary in a bid to salvage the political future of far-right leader Viktor Orbán, who is flailing in the polls days before a closely watched election.

CNBCApr 7, 2026, 6:49 PM

Trump praises Hungary PM Viktor Orbán after Vance calls him at Budapest rally

Vance said he was not there to tell Hungarians how to vote, but later told them to "go to the polls" and "stand with Viktor Orbán, because he stands for you."

Financial TimesApr 7, 2026, 4:44 PM

Trump and Vance back Orbán ahead of Hungary’s election

US vice-president travels to Budapest in show of support for prime minister and Maga ally

CNBCApr 7, 2026, 12:32 PM

JD Vance heads to Hungary to support Viktor Orbán ahead of high-stakes election

Viktor Orbán has said the EU is a greater threat to Hungary than Russia. As an election defeat looms, U.S. Vice President JD Vance is visiting to support him.

The GuardianApr 7, 2026, 11:28 AM

Viktor Orbán told Putin ‘I am at your service’ in October phone call

Transcript reportedly details Hungarian leader offering whatever assistance he can to his Russian counterpart Hungary elections explainer Hungary’s Viktor Orbán offered to go to great lengths to help Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian leader “I am at your service” in an October call, it has emerged, prompting further scrutiny of Budapest’s ties to the Kremlin just as JD Vance arrived in the city. Air Force Two landed in Budapest on Tuesday morning carrying the US vice-president and his wife, Usha Vance, as Hungary reaches the final, heated days of a hard-fought election campaign that has played out against a backdrop of scandals regarding the relationship between Budapest and Moscow. Continue reading...

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