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

13 Apr 2026 · 28 min

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

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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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