Watch: Orbán in English on Hungary’s Geopolitical Interests

  • 15 Jun 2023 7:02 AM
Watch: Orbán in English on Hungary’s Geopolitical Interests
The Prime Minister of Hungary discusses how his country’s geopolitical interests are impacting cross-border trade, energy security, the war in Ukraine and more with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait.

Note: The government of the State of Qatar is the underwriter of the Qatar Economic Forum - where Orbán spoke in the video below - powered by Bloomberg.

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