‘Disaster’ for Putin as Orbán ousted in Hungarian election landslide

Day 1,509.


Today, as Ukraine and the wider world react to the apparent
rejection of Viktor Orbán’s model of “illiberal democracy” in
Hungary, we ask: who is Péter Magyar, and what does his rise mean
for Hungarian politics and Europe? As Hungarians confront a
potential new political era, we examine whether real change is
coming in Budapest – and how the European Union will handle the
unresolved вопрос of the €90 billion loan for Ukraine. We also
assess how much fighting actually paused during the Orthodox
Easter ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine, and ask whether
Vladimir Putin is ultimately a winner or loser from the recent
global attacks on oil infrastructure.


Contributors:


Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on
X.


Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Orban ousted in Hungarian election landslide (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/12/orban-concedes-defeat-hungarian-election/ 


How Orban’s ousting in Hungary undermines Putin (James Crisp in
The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/13/orbans-ousting-hungary-undermines-putin/ 


What it’s like to be hunted by drones in Ukraine (Antonia
Langford in The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/13/what-its-like-to-be-hunted-by-drones-in-ukraine/


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