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Anna Gielewska

Anna Gielewska

Sep 3, 2026

12:18
And Anna, maybe this is a super stupid question, but why? Why did they serve the Kremlin to that extent?
12:26
I would say it's a crucial question and we still need to answer it fully.
12:35
We know some of the answers.
12:37
There are many explanations by Hungarian journalists, think tanks and experts.
12:49
pointing out, first of all, to Orbán's ambitions and fascinations of setting up the regime that is, you know, illiberal, effective.
13:04
I think he is inspired by Putin copying past some style books of politics and and propaganda.
13:13
Some Hungarian journalists pointed out that who were writing his biographies or profiling the journey from the liberal anti-communism Orban was like 20 years ago to the Kremlin supporter he became, Orbán realized at some point that it would make it more profitable for him in terms of political gains to become far-right.

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18:51
would you say that the end of Orban is also the end of urbanism for the wider region? For

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