Vice President JD Vance called Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán “one of the only true statesmen in Europe” during a visit to Budapest on Tuesday (7 April). Vance also described the autocrat as “one of the few people who can talk to people from all over the world” as he touted him as a peacemaker in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The visit comes. just days before Hungary’s parliamentary election on Sunday (12 April), seen as Orbán’s most challenging in a nearly 40-year political career after winning four consecutive terms since 2010. But Vance’s arrival also coincided with an embarrassing leaked phone call from October 2025, reported by Bloomberg, in which Orbán promised he would help Russia’s Vladimir Putin “in any way” to defeat Ukraine.

As voters head to polls, Washington support and alleged interference from Moscow raise questions about influence

Il vicepresidente Usa accolto da ministro Esteri ungherese Szijjarto

US Vice-President JD Vance intervenes in the campaign to give Orbán a ringing endorsement in Budapest.

U.S. Vice President Vance visits Hungary to support PM Orban in his challenging re-election campaign ahead of pivotal elections.

BUDAPEST: US Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Hungary’s capital Tuesday in a bid to turn the tide of an election campaign where long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a…

The US vice-president and Hungary’s prime minister will hold a joint press conference later today

Ungarns Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán ist der dienstälteste Regierungschef in der EU, und der umstrittenste. Er profitiert von Brüssel, wettert zugleich dagegen und gilt als…

Viktor Orbán has said the EU is a greater threat to Hungary than Russia. As an election defeat looms, U.S. Vice President JD Vance is visiting to support him.

Transcript reportedly details Hungarian leader offering whatever assistance he can to his Russian counterpart

Domenica le elezioni. Il vicepresidente Usa: «Victor è uno dei pochi statisti in Europa». E spunta una telefonata tra il leader magiaro e Putin: «Sono al tuo s…

Vice President JD Vance is in Hungary this week just ahead of Sunday's national election, for which Prime Minister Viktor Orban is trailing.

Vice President JD Vance called Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán “one of the only true statesmen in Europe” during a visit to Budapest on Tuesday (7 April). Vance also…

Viktor Orban è "il leader più autorevole d'Europa" in materia di "sicurezza energetica e indipendenza energetica". (ANSA)

US vice-president rails against ‘bureaucrats in Brussels’ interfering in Sunday’s vote as he arrives in Budapest

Kurz vor der Wahl kommt US-Vizepräsident J.D. Vance nach Ungarn. Er lobt Orbán als „einzigen europäischen Führer“, der in der Energiekrise das Richtige tue.

Vance said he was not there to tell Hungarians how to vote, but later told them to "go to the polls" and "stand with Viktor Orbán, because he stands for you."

As the US vice-president wades into a heated campaign, Hungary’s leader faces the real possibility of defeat

Mit seinem Besuch in Budapest versucht US-Vizepräsident J.D. Vance, Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán in letzter Minute beizuspringen. Die ungarische Parlamentswahl wird so zur…

JD Vance faced an awkward moment at a rally in Budapest when he put Donald Trump on speakerphone - only for the call to go straight to voicemail. The vice president, 41, was…

US vice-president has repeatedly endorsed Viktor Orbán ahead of key election on Sunday