Excellent read!-----How Hungary Understands Russia's Ukraine Policy

How Hungary Understands Russia's Ukraine Policy - Fehér Péter

• EDITOR’S NOTE: Peter G. Feher writes for Magyar Hírlap (Hungarian Gazette)...

Unfortunately, the Budapest summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was cancelled. 

The reason for this is that Moscow insisted on several demands that cannot be fulfilled in the current situation. 

The choice of venue was not accidental, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintains good personal relations with both heads of state.

• This fact highlights that from Central Europe, directly bordering Ukraine, we judge Russia’s behavior differently than the European elite sees it. 
• Therefore, we will now examine the reasons for the Russians’ tough behavior from the Hungarian perspective...