• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      This seizure appears in response to a gas pipeline that Ukraine destroyed during the war.

      The price shock from the Iran War is driving people to do desperate things in order to stay in power. You can get mad at Orban for being a POS. But he’s not the prime mover here. This is all downwind of Israel/US closing the Straight of Hormuz.

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        I count on you to connect all evils back to the US. Sometimes the lines are less clear.

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    If EU had a federal police, Orban would be arrested.
    I seriously hope the Hungarian votes Orban out in the upcoming election, and when that is done, that Orban will face criminal charges.

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      The EU isn’t a federation, not as of 2026.

      I do kind of hope that someone lends the funds to cover it, though, and that Orbán loses next month and Hungary subsequently hands it back.

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        From looking at how it takes away self determination in USA, I hope we never get federal police in EU.
        But the lack of ability to handle a rogue state like Hungary is a problem.

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    With as toxic as Orban (Hungarian Leadership) is to Ukraine, it surprises me that Urkaine would take the risk of transporting this valuable cargo through Hungary or Slovakia when bound for Astria. It might be a longer drive, but the path through Poland and Czechia may be preferred going forward.