Magyar: I will not actively seek ties with Russia, but if Putin calls me, I will pick up the phone and ask him to end the war.
Hungary is a free, independent European country, part of the EU and NATO, and that is how we will act in the world. 1/
Magyar: We cannot change geography. Russia will still be there and Hungary will still be here.
So we must diversify our energy supply for security and lower prices. That does not mean cutting ourselves off, it means buying oil and gas as safely and cheaply as possible. 2X
Peter Magyar just toppled Orban after 16 years in power.
He spent 20 years inside the very system he just brought down. Here is who he is. 1/
He grew up in a conservative family with deep roots in Hungarian politics.
His grandfather Pal Eross was a well-known TV personality and lawyer. His godfather Ferenc Madl served as President of Hungary from 2000 to 2005. 2/
In 2004 he graduated from the law faculty of Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Budapest. After Fidesz took power in 2010 he was appointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3/
Ground robotic systems went from an outsider idea to the backbone of Ukrainian army logistics. Viktor Pavlov, founder of the UGV School, writes for UP on how it happened and what still blocks Ukraine from winning the robot war. 1/
In 2022 Pavlov was in reconnaissance when his unit carried a wounded soldier 800 meters through a tree line under fire — left flank under enemy control, right flank the same. No way out.
“If we had a ground drone, we would have just put the guy on it and driven him out.” . 2/
The first UGV his unit tested: a 12 kg tracked drone ordered with private funds, arrived late 2022. They rebuilt the comms themselves, mounted cameras, printed parts on a 3D printer.
First combat test — Bakhmut direction in January 2023. 3/
Bolton: There are no moderates in Iran’s regime — all support nuclear weapons.
The opposition exists but is disorganized. If the regime starts collapsing, expect turmoil — and insiders will begin to abandon it rather than go down with it.
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Bolton: Gulf states don’t want to live under Tehran’s control.
The Strait must be opened now — by force if needed. If not, Iran will keep closing it, driving up oil prices and forcing the region into dependence.
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Bolton: The ceasefire gave Iran a chance to regroup after weeks of strikes.
Pressure should return. The goal is to open the Strait — but for Gulf oil, not Iranian oil.