Merkel brushes off concerns over Orbán’s loyalty as ‘nonsense’ during visit to Budapest

After Germany’s former chancellor, Angela Merkel, dispelled talk of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán working for Putin as “nonsense,” one opposition politician in Hungary had a fervent message. While visiting Budapest last week and holding talks with Orbán, Merkel gave an interview to Partizán, during which she was asked about the relationship between Putin and … Continue reading Merkel brushes off concerns over Orbán’s loyalty as ‘nonsense’ during visit to Budapest