Will There Be a New Pro-Russia Force in Europe After Orban?

Will There Be a New Pro-Russia Force in Europe After Orban?

April 23, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 74

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of recent political changes in Hungary and Bulgaria for Russia, Ukraine, and the EU.

Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Balázs Jarábik, author of the Essential Ukraine newsletter and founder of Minority Report Consulting, and Maksim Samorukov, a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin, to discuss the changing tides in Europe after Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary and Rumen Radev’s win in Bulgaria and what they mean for Russia, Ukraine, and the EU.

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