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Jan 19 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The Hungarian far right also has irredentist claims on Ukrainian territory. With Russia threatening to invade Ukraine, Carlson is going to visit the only leaders in Europe who would like to see Ukraine carved up.
More on Hungarian irredentism vs Ukraine globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/06/01/202…
The Ukrainian territory coveted by the Hungarian far right
Just a reminder that what is often meant by "anti war" and "anti interventionism" is transferred loyalty to somebody else's wars and somebody else's interventions.

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