Watch: Hungary's Orbán & Slovakia's Fico Claim 'the World Has Changed' as They Praise Trump

  • 28 Jan 2025 8:36 AM
Watch: Hungary's Orbán & Slovakia's Fico Claim 'the World Has Changed' as They Praise Trump
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed the world had "changed" as they each praised US President Donald Trump's start to his new term in office. Fico said he Orbán and Trump shared "common ground" after talks with his Hungarian counterpart in Bratislava.

The two populist prime ministers are also known to be critical of the European Union and are widely considered Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest partners in the bloc.

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